The winner of the team tournament of the Olympics, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, was included in the list of participants who will present short programs in the individual competitions at the Games in Beijing - the figure skater will perform under number 26, TASS reports.
The draw started at 10:30 Beijing time (05:30 Moscow time) at the Capital Indoor Stadium. There are 30 skaters on the list of participants. Russia is represented by Valieva, world champion Anna Shcherbakova, Alexandra Trusova.
Katsalapov expressed concern about Valieva and the transfer of the awards to the 2022 Olympics On February 9, the Inside The Games portal reported that the delay in the awards ceremony for the winners of the Olympic team figure skating tournament arose due to a problem with a doping test of one of the Russian figure skaters. Later, the portal clarified that it was about Valieva. The trial was delayed due to the fact that the skater is under 16 years old - officially she cannot be accused of violating anti-doping rules.
Later, the International Testing Agency (ITA) explained that Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine on December 25 last year at the Russian Championship, which was held in St. Petersburg. The ITA report stated that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) automatically imposed a temporary suspension on the athlete on February 8, but the following day, the RUSADA disciplinary committee overturned this decision, which allowed her to continue to compete at the Beijing Olympics.
Trimetazidine is a prohibited substance, since 2015 included in the class S6b stimulants (stimulants related to specific substances) and moved to the newly created subclass S4.5c, since it can be qualified as a modulator of cardiometabolism by pharmacological effects. “It's like meldonium. It protects the heart and brain during intense exercise, ”specified sports doctor Nikita Karlitsky.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has said it will appeal RUSADA's decision to lift Russia's temporary suspension from participation in the Games. The International Skating Union will also challenge the decision of RUSADA. The case will be considered by the CAS visiting panel, which will make a decision before February 15, when the tournament in women's single skating starts.
The head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart, announced Washington's plans to involve the Russians involved in the Valieva doping case in accordance with the "Rodchenkov Act." The Kremlin opposed the cross-border application of US laws.
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