The Russian figure skating team was deprived of gold for winning the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics due to the disqualification of Kamila Valieva. The International Skating Union (ISU) gave the Russians third place. About this organization reported on the official website.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) disqualified figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. On December 25, 2021, the banned substance trimetazidine was found in the sample taken from the athlete at the Russian Championship.
This did not prevent the athlete from competing at the Olympic Games in Beijing, where he won the gold medal in the team tournament. The USA team came second and the Japanese representative came third.
After reviewing the court’s decision, the ISU decided to award the victory to Team USA. The Japanese took second place.
In the individual championship, Valieva took fourth place. Another Russian woman, Anna Shcherbakova, also won the gold medal. Alexandra Trusova came in second, while Japanese representative Kaori Sakamoto completed the top three.
Previously in the USA statedHe said his skaters would take gold at the Olympic team tournament in Beijing.