Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics even after testing positive for a banned drug.
It’s the latest installment in Russia’s controversial history of doping in sports ...
It’s the latest installment in Russia’s controversial history of doping in sports ...
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00:00Russian government is a effectively a criminal organization and any opportunity
00:29they have to cheat, they take that opportunity and it's not just in sports.
00:50The reason we started whistleblowing because we saw that there is a problem in our home
00:55country and it's unfortunate that there are corrupt sports officials setting up this
01:00kind of systems.
01:04I'm pleased to understand that Russia have got the clear message that they do have a
01:09problem to deal with and they have taken action.
01:14We have started an official investigation and I can assure you that we will get in touch
01:21with all the participants of this documentary.
01:40What I would like to say is that if something happens to us, all of you should know that
01:44it's not an accident.
02:02It's disappointing to see the nature and the extent of what was going on and to reach
02:10the conclusion that it could not possibly have happened without everybody knowing about
02:16it.
02:26You will see medals being withdrawn.
02:42Now it's a big, big problem and I'm sorry to creating such problem because of my experience
02:47and knowledge.
03:04We decided that the presumption of innocence cannot be applied to Russian athletes.
03:35Were you the mastermind that cheated the Olympics?
03:40Yes.
03:41Was Putin aware of the existence of the Russian doping system?
03:45Yes.
04:04We will compete with the uniform bearing this name and under the Olympic flag.
04:28The Olympic anthem will be played in any ceremony.
04:59Until we are absolutely comfortable that we have the continuation of a system that we
05:06can trust, I'm not going to risk or imperil the careers of clean athletes.
05:28Justice has to be done properly and it takes time.