The Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, Olympic champion in speed skating Svetlana Zhurova, said that bias arising from the possible redistribution of Beijing Olympic medals in team figure skating competitions could affect the outcome of the investigation into the Kamila Valieva case.
“In such cases, if the athlete was acquitted, the next ones should also be acquitted. Camila’s case seems highly politicized.
This is where other mechanisms come into play. If Kamila is suspended for four years, one year or is disqualified, Russia will lose the first place in the team competition. There may be prejudice here,” Zhurova quotes. “Match TV”.
On February 21, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the acquittal of the disciplinary anti-doping committee. In the case of Valieva.
On January 13, she learned about the RUSADA court’s decision to acquit Valieva in case of anti-doping rule violation. 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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