 In an October 14, 2016 interview to a Russian canoe portal canoesport.ru, the president of the Moldova Olympic Committee, Nicolae Juravschi, stated that "It seems that the great powers are clearing the road to the medals for their athletes".English version of the text can be found on the Sportscene's Facebook page here

In a press release from February 3, 2017, the International Canoe Federation announced that Tarnovschi was found guilty, and disqualified for 4 years under Section 2.1 of ICF Anti-Doping Rules, effective from the date that the positive urine sample was obtained on July 8, 2016, and that all results, points, and awards after that date deemed invalid.By consequence, Tarnovshi's bronze Olympic medal will be stripped and passed on Ilia Shtokalov, a Russian athlete who came in 4th in the C1 1000m race in Rio Olympics 2016.