The Russian team was deprived of gold in the team tournament of the 2022 Games due to Valieva’s doping
The Russian team was deprived of gold in the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games. This was reported on the website of the International Skating Union (ISU).
The ISU canceled the points earned for the team by single skater Kamila Valieva. As a result, the Russian team dropped to third place in the standings and will receive bronze medals. Gold went to the USA team, silver to Japan.
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On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The period of suspension is counted from December 25, 2021, all her results for this period are canceled.
The doping scandal surrounding Valieva unfolded during the Beijing Games, when it became known that traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the figure skater’s sample from December 2021. Because of this, the award ceremony for the team tournament winners was postponed.
Source: Lenta
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