Figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze is absolutely sure of the purity and innocence of her ward Kamila Valieva in the doping scandal. She stated this to Channel One.

“A very controversial and difficult situation has arisen. Lots of questions and very few answers. I want to say that I am absolutely sure that Camila is innocent and pure. And for us, this is not a theorem, but an axiom - this does not need to be proven, ”said Tutberidze.

Tutberidze did not rule out a “well-planned plan” in Valieva’s case. The 2022 Olympics Valieva won the gold medal in the figure skating team tournament as part of the Russian national team at the Beijing Olympics. These figure skating competitions ended on February 7, but the awards ceremony has not yet taken place.

The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) announced on February 11 that a laboratory in Stockholm had detected a banned substance in a sample taken in Russia on December 25 by Valieva. Trimetazidine was found in the analyzes. Sources of RBC Sport reported a small proportion of the substance in the sample.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) said that the laboratory in Stockholm took so long to process this sample due to cases of coronavirus infection among employees. RUSADA also launched an investigation into Valieva's staff after her positive doping test.

What is the CAS away panel that will decide the fate of Kamila Valieva 2022 Olympics On February 8, the athlete was suspended due to a positive doping test. The next day, the RUSADA disciplinary anti-doping committee lifted this suspension from her. The IOC and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) have filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against this decision, the decision in this case is due on February 12.

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