Feb 18, 2022 · BEIJING (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach joined the global bandwagon of support for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Friday, criticizing her entourage and questioning whether 15-year-old athletes should be put under such pressure at the Olympics.

Feb 18, 2022 · International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s entourage for their “tremendous coldness” toward the 15-year-old skater after her mistake-filled free skate at the Beijing Olympics.

Feb 18, 2022 · International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach, however, did not see any failure on the ice. Instead, he saw it in the “tremendous coldness” of her entourage toward the 15-year-old Russian...

Feb 18, 2022 · Thomas Bach began his remarks on Beijing 2022 in exactly the way one might expect. But then he took a sharp turn. Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's single skating...

Feb 19, 2022 · BEIJING — International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said Friday that he was "very disturbed" by Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's disastrous performance the night before,...

Feb 18, 2022 · Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Friday it was "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the 2022 Winter Olympics as a doping scandal continued to swirl, criticizing the 15-year-old's entourage.

Feb 17, 2022 · International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva 's entourage for their “tremendous coldness” toward the 15-year-old skater after...

Feb 18, 2022 · International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach criticized teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva's entourage for the way they treated her after she crashed out of the medal places...

Feb 17, 2022 · Thomas Bach, president of the International Olympic Committee, addressed the media Thursday night, calling the response of Kamila Valieva's entourage to her fourth-place finish the night...

Feb 18, 2022 · Thomas Bach has hit out at the treatment meted out to Kamila Valieva, calling the behaviour of the 15-year-old's entourage "chilling".