Kamila Valieva is one of the best skaters in the history of figure skating and inspires millions of fans in everything. Two-time Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko wrote about this on Instagram.
“Kamila Valieva is one of the best figure skaters in the history of figure skating! Her talent is unique. She inspires and delights millions of fans around the world. The girl who pushes figure skating forward and takes it to a whole new level! An idol for thousands of girls and boys who are just starting their journey in sports! There is no doubt that Camila reached out and touched all figure skating lovers and experts of our planet! We want to continue to rejoice, admire and be inspired by her skating! I want to send Kamila and her coaching staff rays of support from our entire team and athletes," Plushenko wrote.
Valieva became the Olympic champion in the team figure skating 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.
Valieva was suspended on February 8. 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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