Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to participate in demonstration performances at the Beijing Olympics if she is among the medalists. This was reported to TASS by the International Skating Union (ISU).
The day before, on February 15, Match TV reported that the issue of the participation of a 15-year-old Russian woman in exhibition performances has not yet been resolved due to a doping scandal.
Earlier, the IOC announced that it would not hold an award ceremony with the participation of Valieva because of the doping scandal with her participation. In connection with the decision taken, the event will be canceled if the Russian woman is among the medalists. At the same time, the IOC stated that the results of Valieva at the Olympics would be considered preliminary.
Demonstration performance is a non-competitive part of the figure skating tournament program, in which medalists and a number of other skaters take part at the discretion of the organizers. The event will take place on February 20, starting at 7:00 Moscow time and will last 2.5 hours.
The point in Valieva's case has not been put. What is important to know about the CAS decision Olympiad 2022 Valieva takes first place after the short program - 82.16 points. The second is Russian Anna Shcherbakova (80.20), the third is Japanese Kaori Sakamoto (79.84), the fourth is Russian Alexandra Trusova in fourth place (74.60).
The exit panel of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Monday, February 14, announced Valieva's admission to individual competitions the day before they began. Trimetazidine was found in the analyzes. According to RBC Sport sources, in a small amount.
On December 25, 2021, the Russian woman passed a positive doping test, but the test results became known only on February 8, a day after the team tournament at the Olympics, which was won (largely by the efforts of Valieva) for Russian skaters. Although, according to international standards for the WADA laboratory, the time limit for loading an A sample is 20 days from the date of receipt of the sample.
The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) imposed a temporary suspension on Valieva - from now on she was not allowed to participate in Russian and international competitions until the final decision on the case, and therefore missed training the next morning. However, it was removed the next day. This decision was unsuccessfully challenged in court by the IOC, ISU and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
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