The Canadian Olympic Committee said it welcomed the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decision to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for anti-doping rule violations. The relevant statement was published on: official website organizations.
“This decision demonstrates the importance of strict anti-doping measures in sport, and we recognize that this is another important case in the fight to protect clean sport and Olympic values,” the organization said in a statement.
CAS disqualified Valieva for four years from December 25, 2021 – on this day of the year, a banned substance trimetazidine was found in the athlete’s sample taken at the Russian Championships. The fact that the test gave a positive result became clear at the 2022 Olympics after Russia’s victory in the team tournament.
At the same time, CAS allowed Valieva to participate in the individual tournament, with the condition that the award ceremony would not take place if the skater won a medal. Valieva took the lead after the short program, but made a number of serious mistakes in the free skate, which ultimately allowed her to take fourth place.
The fate of the Olympic team’s tournament medals will be decided by the International Skating Union Council (ISU) at the meeting to be held on February 7. If the Russian team is deprived of gold, it will go to the USA, Japan will receive silver, and Canada will receive bronze.
Previously Valieva guess end of career.