Overview
- - The Georgian federation accredited Eteri Tutberidze for the Milan Games, where she is coaching European champion Nika Egadze.
- - After a flawed team program that left Georgia fourth on Sunday, Egadze declined to answer questions about the controversy surrounding his coach.
- - WADA President Witold Banka said he feels uncomfortable with Tutberidze’s presence but noted investigators found no evidence linking her to doping, leaving no legal basis to exclude her.
- - The International Testing Agency’s director Benjamin Cohen said no anti-doping rule violation was found for the coach in question.
- - The Valieva case led WADA to tighten procedures to examine athlete entourages when minors test positive, and although former skaters have alleged harsh methods in Tutberidze’s camp, authorities say they found no proof of her involvement in doping.