Valieva tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine in December, 2021, but the result was only revealed the day after she helped Russia win the team gold at the Beijing Olympics in February of 2022.
"As an athlete who grew up dreaming of winning an Olympic medal, this was never part of the dream, this was never part of what we envisioned.
"That would be really special and still having an Olympic moment at an Olympic Games," Chock said.
"Our dream has been to stand on the podium and get the Olympic medal," Bates said.
"It'd be hard to walk away knowing that, despite having achieved the hard part of winning the Olympic medal, we didn't have that Olympic moment.
Persons:
Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Issei Kato, Valieva, Bates, Chock, I'd, it's Michael Phelps, Lori Ewing, Ed Osmond
Organizations:
Saitama, Beijing, American, Sport, Japan, Canada, International Skating Union, Olympic, Team USA, ISU, Thomson
Locations:
Saitama, Japan, United States, Russia, Beijing, Paris, Skate America, Allen , Texas