Figure skater Valieva interrupted training with Eteri Tutberidze due to disqualification
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva interrupted training with Eteri Tutberidze due to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify her. RIA Novosti reports this.
The 17-year-old athlete was required to do this due to a four-year ban, as she cannot train with public money. In addition, Valieva must return the awards and prize money received.
On January 29, CAS disqualified Valieva for four years. The period of suspension starts on December 25, 2021. According to the court, Valieva could not prove that she took doping unintentionally.
Thus, the athlete was deprived of gold for winning the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing as part of the Russian team. In addition, she was left without the title of champion of Russia and Europe.
The doping scandal surrounding Valieva unfolded at the 2022 Olympic Games. Traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in the skater’s sample from December 2021. At the same time, CAS allowed her to participate in the individual tournament, where she took fourth place.
Source: Lenta
Kingston is an accomplished author and journalist, known for his in-depth and engaging writing on sports. He currently works as a writer at 247 News Agency, where he has established himself as a respected voice in the sports industry.
