The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) believes that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has not provided factual evidence to rebut the allegations of doping. This is stated in the reasoning part of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
According to WADA, the athlete was unable to explain how the prohibited substance trimetazidine entered her body, which excludes grounds for lifting the provisional suspension. In particular, the athlete did not provide prescriptions or other documentary evidence that would testify to the use of the drug by her grandfather. At the same time, CAS believes, Valieva would not have had enough time to provide enough evidence for a full justification due to her participation in singles competitions at the Olympics.
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Earlier, CAS confirmed that trimetazidine could have entered Valieva’s body due to her grandfather’s medication. “The most likely route for a banned substance to enter the body of an athlete is a domestic interaction with her grandfather, who takes trimetazidine after heart surgery and usually carries this medicine with him,” the court said.
Valieva herself suggested that the use of the drug occurred through the dishes that she and her grandfather used (including through the liquid drunk from one glass).
The athlete passed a positive doping test on December 25, 2021. As part of the Russian national team, she became the winner of the Olympic team tournament. Valieva was admitted to the individual tournament of the Games by the decision of CAS, where she took fourth place with 224.09 points. She fell twice and made several mistakes, while she was in the lead after the short program.
Source: Lenta
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