IOC president Thomas Bach 'very disturbed' by Kamila Valieva's performance, rips her entourage

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, while also ripping members of her inner circle who did not visibly support her.

In his first comments on the Valieva story, which he called "very sad," Bach said he watched Thursday night's long program on television and was struck by the pressure that Valieva, 15, must have been feeling. He said he struggled to watch her struggle through her program and repeatedly try to compose herself.

"This pressure is beyond my imagination, and particular for a girl of 15 years old," he said.

Bach also ripped Valieva's "closest entourage," in an apparent nod to her controversial coach, Eteri Tutberidze.

Immediately after Valieva's performance, which dropped her from first place to fourth, TV cameras captured Tutberidze asking critical questions of her 15-year-old pupil. According to Russian news outlets, she asked Valieva, "Why did you stop fighting? Explain it to me, why?"

Kamila Valieva and her coaches react to a disappointing skate in the women’s figure skating free program at the Beijing Olympics.

Bach said it struck him as "tremendous coldness."

"It was chilling to see this, rather than giving her comfort, rather than to try to help her," he said.

"All of this does not give me much confidence in this closest entourage of Kamila, neither with regard to what happened in the past nor as far as it concerns the future, how to deal, how to address, how to treat a minor athlete at the age of 15 under such an obvious mental stretch. I can only wish for her that she has the support of her family, the support of her friends and the support of people who help her (overcome) this extremely difficult situation."

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