Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, Beijing Olympic champion in team competitions, answered a question about her feelings about awaiting a decision in her anti-doping rule violation case.
“As the International Court of Justice has not passed yet, we are still waiting. So far, I can not say more about this, ”said Valieva youtube show Laysan Utyasheva “Brave Cooking”.
On January 13, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that RUSADA notified him of the organization’s court decision to acquit Valieva, who was not guilty of violating its anti-doping rule. The only sanction imposed on the skater was the cancellation of her results when she passed a positive test – that is, Valieva was deprived of the title of champion of Russia in 2021.
Valieva’s positive test became known after the end of the team tournament in the middle of the Beijing Olympics, where Valieva won a gold medal as part of the Russian team.
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