Kamila Valieva Returns to Eteri Tutberidze's Group
Kamila Valieva returned to Eteri Turchilova — TASS. Figure skater Kamila Valieva is training again in Eteri Turchilova's group, a state agency TASS reported citing a source.
Consensus
- Kamila Valieva has resumed training with Eteri Tutberidze.
- The return was reported by TASS citing an unnamed source.
- Valieva was previously under Tutberidze's coaching from 2018 until April 2025.
- Valieva served a four-year doping ban starting December 25, 2021, due to a positive test for trimetazidine.
- The ban ended in December 2025, and Valieva resumed competition in January 2026.
- Valieva trained under Svetlana Sokolovskaya after leaving Tutberidze's group in April 2025.
- The International Skating Union (ISU) revoked Valieva's neutral athlete status in September 2026.
- Valieva withdrew from the first stage of the Grand Prix in Kazan due to illness.
- The ISU stated that Valieva no longer met the requirements for individual neutral athletes.
- Valieva's appeal against the ISU's decision was not received by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Points of divergence
- The ISU reportedly cited Valieva's training at Tatyana Navka's academy, linked to Dmitry Peskov, as a possible reason for revoking her neutral status. — tg_echoonline_news
- Valieva reportedly fell into depression due to the ISU's decision and is now supported by Nikita Nesterov, with whom she resumed a relationship in summer 2026. — vm
- Valieva's first official competition after her ban was the Russian Championships in jumps, where she reached the semifinals. — vedomosti
- Valieva performed her new programs at the control skate tests for the Russian national team in September 2026. — fontanka
- Valieva was disqualified for four years in 2024, and her results were annulled from December 25, 2021. — meduza
Coverage (8 sources)
- Figure skater Kamila Valieva returned to Eteri Tutberidze's group — Коммерсантъ
- Kamila Valieva returned to Eteri Tutsberidze's group — Коммерсантъ
- Figure skater Kamila Valieva, according to a TASS source, returned to coach Eteri Tutberidze — Meduza
- Together again. Kamila Valieva returned to Eteri Turchilidze — Фонтанка
- Kamila Valieva returned to Eteri Tutberidze — TASS — ЭХО / Новости
- Figure skater Vasilyeva returned to coach Eteri Turchilidze's group — Ведомости
- Kamila Valieva returned to the Tret'ier group — Вести
- Figure skater Kamila Valieva returned to group of coach Eteri Tutberidze — Вечерняя Москва
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