The portal Inside the Games announced the name of the Russian figure skater, who was at the center of the scandal at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing. This is 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, who won the team tournament at the 2022 Olympics. The test would have been passed before the competition in China.
"Championship", citing a source familiar with the situation, said that the doping test, which showed the presence of a prohibited substance, was handed over by Kamila Valieva in December. At the same time, it is reported that it has been proven that this substance does not affect the improvement of sports performance.
Later, "Sport-Express" reported that Kamila Valieva would be suspended from the competition and not allowed to participate in the individual tournament. As the source notes, the final decision on the term of punishment, and probably on acquittal, can be made after the end of the Olympics. So it was four years ago with the representatives of Russia - curler Alexander Krushelnitsky and bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva. It is also reported that regardless of the decision, the Russian team is almost guaranteed to be deprived of gold medals in the team tournament.
And even later, the telegram channel "First Sport" wrote that "SE" deleted the news about the removalieva from the personal tournament and depriving Russia of gold in the team tournament of the Olympics.
Later, “SE” himself denied the information about the removalieva, noting that the decision on the Russian athlete had not yet been made.
“A 15-year-old athlete can still be found innocent in an incident with a positive test for the cardiac drug trimetazidine. At the moment, lawyers from the Russian Olympic Committee and the IOC are working on this issue. If Valieva’s innocence is eventually proven, the Russian team will retain the gold medals of the team tournament ", the message says.
It is also reported that an official IOC statement on this topic is expected on Thursday, February 10 at 11:00 Kazakhstan time.
According to the World Anti-Doping Code, Valieva is entitled to the status of a "protected person". That is, an athlete under the age of 16 at the time of the anti-doping rule violation is not considered guilty of an anti-doping rule violation.
Recall that the Russian team with Valieva won gold medals in the team tournament, the USA - silver, and Japan - bronze.
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The Russian woman was supposed to take part in individual competitions in single skating. The short program will take place on February 15, the free program on February 17.
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