Honored coach of Russia in figure skating Alexander Zhulin considered Kamila Valieva’s chance to become the winner in the doping case.
“I think our chances are very slim. Because I think it’s clear what’s going on in the world right now and where everything is moving. And while our chances were small. Now, relatively speaking, if Russia were to be recognized all over the world as a victorious country and not as an aggressor, then WADA and other organizations’ decisions would be different.
In the meantime, everything will continue in this direction, nothing shines for us. I personally don’t have much hope,” Zulin said. DEA News.
Recall that during the 2022 Olympics, a doping scandal broke out around the athlete. A banned substance was found in a sample that Valieva gave in December 2021. They wanted to remove him from participating in the Games.
On January 13, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) announced that the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) notified her of the organization’s court decision to acquit Valieva, who was not guilty of violating its anti-doping rule. But the athlete was deprived of the gold medal of the Russian Championship in 2021.
On February 21, WADA appealed Valieva’s case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Former sports lawyer Anna Atseliovich Explains the possibility of Valieva to appeal the CAS decision.