FILE PHOTO: 2022 Beijing Olympics - Figure Skating - Training Rink Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 12, 2022. Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee during training with the Russian Olympic Committee coach Eteri Tutberidze REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel/File Photo
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian ice dancer Gleb Smolkin said on Monday the coach at the centre of a doping scandal at the Beijing Games was "supportive and helpful", at times giving him and his dancing partner - the coach's daughter - advice on their skating.
Eteri Tutberidze, the highly sought-after coach known for her harsh training methods, is part of the entourage likely to be investigated in connection with her 15-year-old protege Kamila Valieva's positive doping test, which came to light last week.
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