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The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) will not stop the investigation into the case of 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, the press service of the International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) said.
“Proceedings on the merits of the anti-doping rule violation, including the athlete’s right to request a B sample analysis, will be continued by RUSADA in due course,” TASS quoted an ITA statement, which also indicates that “the trial in this case has not been finally completed.”
Recall, earlier it became known that the CAS exit panel upheld the decision taken earlier by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to lift the temporary suspension of Valieva and allowed her to continue to compete at the Olympics. Thus, she will be able to compete in the singles competition at the Olympic Games on February 15 and 19.
Prior to this, it was reported that the doping test of the Russian figure skater, taken on December 25, 2021 (before the start of the Beijing Olympics) at the Russian Championship, which was held in St. Petersburg, tested positive for the prohibited 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.
Reacting to the decision of the CAS, as well as the intention of the IOC not to hold an awards ceremony for the winners of the team figure skating tournament, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the proceedings were still ongoing. He urged not to interfere with this work with comments.
Meanwhile, a TASS source at the national team headquarters assured that Valieva has no plans to withdraw from the individual tournament of the Olympic Games.
Source: Rosbalt
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