CAS reported that the steroid ecdysterone was found in Kamila Valieva’s doping test
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for ecdysterone. This was reported on the website of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which published the reasoning part of the decision to disqualify the Russian woman.
The steroid is not prohibited. At the same time, he is in the monitoring program of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in case of a possible ban.
Also, according to the reasoning part of the case, hypoxene and L-carnitine were found in the athlete’s sample. This was previously reported by the head of the American Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for using the banned drug trimetazidine. The period of suspension starts on December 25, 2021. 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.
Source: Lenta
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