A special commission of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) did not allow US representatives to attend the meeting on the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. This was reported by journalist Christine Brennan on social network X, citing a CAS document.
“On behalf of the CAS arbitral tribunal, we inform you that your request was denied on the ground that the proceedings were conducted behind closed doors under CAS rules. Neither party requested a public hearing.” The US team’s response to the investigation included the following statements:
On August 25, the USA Figure Skating Team wrote a letter to the CEO of CAS requesting that its representative be admitted to closed hearings regarding the Valieva case.
American athletes demanded that a representative from the Canadian and Japanese national teams be taken to the hearing, on the grounds that the results of the case may also affect these teams.
During the Olympic Games – 2022, a doping scandal erupted around Kamila Valieva. A prohibited substance was found in the sample that the athlete passed by in December 2021. They wanted to remove him from participating in the Games. Literally a day before the start of individual competitions for women, it was decided to admit her to the tournament.
He did not win a medal in the individual tournament, but took the first place in the team championship. In case of a positive decision, the Russian team can take away the medals of the team tournament.
In January, the disciplinary anti-doping committee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) determined that Valieva was not guilty of an anti-doping rule violation, but also annulled her result at the Russian 2022 Championship.
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