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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva suffered three falls in practice today at the Beijing Winter Olympics as she prepares for the singles competition starting February 15.
The athlete fell twice from a quadruple sheepskin coat and once from a triple flip, the Championship reports.
Recall that a difficult situation has developed around the 15-year-old Valieva. On Friday, it was confirmed that the doping test of the figure skater, taken on December 25, 2021 (before the start of the Beijing Olympics) at the Russian Championships, which was held in St. Petersburg, tested positive for the banned cardiac drug trimetazidine.
“The result was reported by the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Stockholm on February 8th. After that, the athlete was conditionally suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA),” the International Testing Agency (ITA) said in a statement. However, Valieva protested the suspension, and on February 9, RUSADA decided to lift it.
Meanwhile, the International Olympic Committee has filed an appeal against the ruling with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). “A decision on the result of the Russian skaters in the team tournament can only be made after a final decision on the merits of the case has been made,” the ITA said in a statement.
Earlier at the Olympics, the awards ceremony for Russian figure skaters was postponed. The fact that a cardiac drug was found in Valieva’s sample was reported by the media, citing sources. Read more about the situation with the figure skater here.
Source: Rosbalt
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