[HIGHLIGHTS] Valyeva was found to have violated the rules and had her gold medal revoked, and the Russian side continued to speak out

Valyeva was found to have violated the rules and had her gold medal revoked. She was less than 16 years old when she competed in the Beijing Winter Olympics.

The Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) issued a statement stating that the integrity of the athletes in the team is impeccable. Russian Olympic Committee believes that the punishment of an athlete cannot be a reason to review the results of the team competition and has begun preparing the documents required for an appeal. Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov said the punishment was a politicized decision.