Valieva became fourth at the Grand Prix stage and showed her worst result since 2019
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was left without a place in the top three at the Russian Grand Prix stage in Kazan. RIA Novosti reports this.
The athlete took fourth place, scoring 213.59 points. She fell on a quadruple sheepskin coat. Valieva showed her worst result at tournaments since 2019. The winner of the Grand Prix stage was Sofya Muravyova, who had 228.81 points. Alina Gorbacheva was in second place with 219.02 points, and Daria Sadkova was in third place with 214.54 points.
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On November 10, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) completed hearings on Valieva’s case. The court announced that the final decision in the athlete’s case will be made in January 2024.
On January 13, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency informed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) that Valieva was not guilty of an anti-doping rule violation. WADA was dissatisfied with this verdict of the Disciplinary Committee and filed an appeal with CAS.
At the 2022 Olympic Games, Valieva won gold in the team competition, but the Russian team was not awarded due to a doping scandal involving her. Traces of a prohibited drug were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021.
Source: Lenta
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