Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will take part in a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing on her positive doping test. According to AP, citing court secretary general Mathieu Riba, Valieva will testify via video link.
The CAS mobile panel meeting on Valieva's case is scheduled to take place on Sunday, February 13, and the verdict is expected on the afternoon of Monday, February 14.
WADA will investigate Valieva's entourage Olympics 2022 Valieva became the Olympic champion in the figure skating team tournament as part of the Russian national team at the Beijing Olympics. The competition took place on February 7th. The award ceremony was supposed to take place on the same day, but it has already been postponed several times. On February 9, the Inside the Games portal reported that Valieva's doping test was the reason for the delay in the award.
On February 11, the International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) announced that a laboratory in Stockholm had indeed detected a banned substance in a sample taken on December 25 in Russia. Trimetazidine was found in the analyzes. As RBC Sport sources said, in a small amount.
The IOC expressed its readiness to provide psychological support to Valieva 2022 Olympics On February 8, a temporary suspension was imposed on Valieva. From that moment on, she had no right to participate in Russian and international competitions until the final decision on the case. The following day, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) lifted her provisional suspension. RUSADA decided to protest this decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU).
They filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which will decide whether Valieva can compete in the individual tournament at the Beijing Olympics. The short program of the participants in the individual women's competitions at the Beijing Games will be skated on February 15. Valieva, following the results of the draw, received the 26th starting number.
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