The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has made a big statement in the case of a positive doping test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the organization's official website reports.
Continuation 1. Another sensation, or which team caught up with Russia at the 2022 Olympics Valieva's December doping test showed a positive result. At the 2022 Olympics, the Russian team with Valieva won gold medals in the team tournament, the USA - silver, and Japan - bronze.
"February 8, 2022, after the end of the team figure skating competition at the XXIV Olympic Winter Games 2022, the Russian Olympic Committee received information from the International Testing Agency (ITA) that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency RUSADA applied a provisional suspension to the athlete, starting from February 8, 2022 at 11:36 am (Beijing time).
The provisional suspension was applied in connection with the receipt from the Stockholm Anti-Doping Laboratory of a notice of an adverse result in an athlete's doping test taken on December 25, 2021 during the Russian Figure Skating Championships in St. Petersburg.
In the doping sample of the athlete, the prohibited substance "trimetazidine" was found, which belongs to class S4.4 of the WADA 2021 prohibited list.
The doping test of an athlete who tested positive does not apply to the period of the Olympic Games. At the same time, the athlete repeatedly passed doping tests before and after December 25, 2021, including already in Beijing during the figure skating tournament. All results are negative.
The provisional suspension status implies that the athlete from February 8, 2022 did not have the right to participate in Russian and international competitions until the final decision on her case is made.
To protect the rights and interests of the Russian athlete, qualified lawyers were involved in this case, who provide the athlete with all the necessary legal assistance.
In accordance with the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code, the athlete requested RAA RUSADA to hold an expedited hearing regarding the provisional suspension applied to her.
The hearings took place on February 9, 2022. Following the results of the hearings, the Disciplinary Committee of RAA RUSADA canceled the temporary suspension applied to the athlete. The decision entered into force immediately.
In accordance with the All-Russian Anti-Doping Rules and the World Anti-Doping Code, the decision of the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee of RAA RUSADA to lift a provisional suspension may be appealed by interested parties to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS).
Thus, at present, K. Valieva has the right to train and take part in competitions in full without restrictions, unless the Court of Arbitration for Sport makes a different decision regarding her status in relation to the Olympic Games.
In any case, on the merits of a possible anti-doping violation, a disciplinary investigation will be conducted by RAA RUSADA in accordance with the applicable rules in the prescribed manner.
Given that the athlete's positive doping test was not taken during the Olympic Games, the results of the athlete and the results of the team tournament during the Olympic Games are not subject to automatic review.
In addition, the Russian Olympic Committee draws attention to the fact that the doping test of the athlete, taken after the European Figure Skating Championships in January 2022, as well as her doping test taken during the Olympic Games, gave a negative result.
The Russian Olympic Committee is taking comprehensive measures to protect the rights and interests of the members of the ROC team and keep the honestly won Olympic gold medal.
The ROC also proceeds from the fact that a full-fledged investigation will be carried out, as a result of which all relevant legal and factual circumstances of the incident will be established.
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