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The International Skating Union (ISU) said it had “nothing to add” to Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s use of trimetazidine.
“The ISU has duly taken note of the press release issued by the International Testing Agency (ITA) and there is nothing to add at this time,” an excerpt from the ISU statement quoted SE as saying.
At the same time, it is noted that the international federation will use its right to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) the decision of RUSADA on February 9 to cancel the temporary suspension of Kamila from the competition.
On February 8, Valieva was temporarily suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, but this sanction was lifted the next day by the RUSADA disciplinary committee.
The “Valiyeva case” will be considered before the start of the individual figure skater competitions at the Games, that is, until February 15, by the CAS visiting panel.
As it is now known, Kamila Valieva passed the “bad” analysis on December 25 last year. Trimetazidine is not doping and cannot affect the improvement of sports performance – it is a kind of analogue of meldonium, but it is included in the list of prohibited drugs.
Source: Rosbalt
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