The stories surrounding the then 15-year-old child prodigy Valieva dominated the news coverage at the Winter Olympics in Beijing a year ago.

Valieva was one of the favorites for individual gold.

She contributed to the Russian team gold and a test taken before the games showed that she was doped.

After an appeal, she was allowed to continue competing and finished fourth.

Valieva fell several times during the free program and left the arena in tears.

- I have to say that I was very, very upset when I watched the competition on television, said Bach at a press conference during the Olympics.

- When I saw afterwards how she was received by her team, with enormous coldness.

It was chilling to see that instead of helping her and supporting her, you could feel this chilly atmosphere.

Eteri Tutberidze openly questioned what Valieva was doing, why she "gave up".

The Russian has trained a number of successful Russian figure skaters, such as Olympic winners Alina Zagitova and Anna Shcherbakova but has been questioned for his methods.

In his decree, Russian President Valdimir Putin justifies the selection of Tutberidze as one of three recipients of the Order of Alexander Nevsky:

"For ensuring the successful training of athletes who achieved high sporting achievements".