Olympic champion Alexey Yagudin responded to the news that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has completed the hearings in the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva “Sports Express”.
“Is there any hope that Camila will win this case? There is always hope,” said Yagudin.
The decision on the case will be given at the end of January 2024.
The scandal surrounding Valieva broke out after it was revealed that traces of the banned drug trimetazidine were found in a doping test after she won the team competition at the Beijing Olympics. Despite this, she was allowed to compete in the individual championships, where she finished fourth.
Valieva’s case is being reviewed by CAS. The hearing was held in September, but the court postponed the case to November for the preparation of additional documents.
The trial will continue on 9 and 10 November. If Valieva is found guilty of violating anti-doping rules, the Russian team could lose its Olympic team gold medal. The awards have not yet been awarded due to the open doping case.
Previously Eteri Tutberidze aforementionedThat Valieva no longer trusts anyone.