Russian cafe makes cake in Valieva's honor
This cake was made in honor of Kamila Valieva
Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
A cafe in St. Petersburg has introduced an almond sponge cake
topped off by a pair of ice skates made of basil and lemon mousse
(SOUNDBITE) (Russian) CO-FOUNDER OF THE BUDDY CAFE, ANDREI ALEXANDROV, SAYING:"Our team is close and quite sports-oriented, and the brilliant figure skater Kamila Valieva inspired us to create this dessert. She champions Russia. She inspired us to do street art and several days later, we started to work on this dessert."
"The butterfly is a symbol of her lightness, her soaring flight. Ice skates mean the weight of injustice and hype around her."
The teenage figure skater tumbled to fourth place
in the women's singles event at the Beijing Games
She tested positive for a banned substance in December 2021
