Viner-Usmanova, commenting on the doping scandal around Valieva, remembered the removal of Kabaeva

The doping scandal surrounding the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is similar to the situation with the suspension of the Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics Alina Kabaeva. Irina Viner-Usmanova, President of the All-Russian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation, told TASS about this, commenting on the report that Valieva’s doping test on December 25 gave a positive result for the banned cardio drug trimetazidine.

Recall that Alina Kabaeva and her teammate Irina Chashchina in 2001 were punished with a two-year disqualification after being accused of using furosemide. The girls were then stripped of all the awards of the Goodwill Games and the 2001 World Cup.

According to Viner-Usmanova, Kabaeva drank supplements to lose weight.

“There was furosemide, three months later there was a world championship, she became a champion, and only then the data was published that she had a banned drug, she was removed for two years,” the WFHG president specified.

Earlier today, the International Doping Testing Agency reported that the reason for the postponement of the awards ceremony following the results of the team figure skating tournament at the Beijing Olympics, which was won by the Russian team, is the positive result of Valieva’s doping test.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency imposed a temporary suspension on the figure skater. She disputed it. The decision on Valieva’s performance in individual competitions at the Olympics will be made by the Court of Arbitration for Sport after considering the appeals of the International Olympic Committee and the International Skating Union to cancel her temporary suspension.