Sports commentator Yolanda Chen responded to the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to disqualify Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. Sports24.
“There is no smoke without fire. We must understand that our side is guilty. Valieva was not aware. Camila trusts the club where she trains,” Chen said.
On January 29, CAS disqualified figure skater Kamila Valieva for four years, effective December 25, 2021. On this day, a sample was taken from the athlete, which was found to contain trimetazidine, a banned substance. The fact that the test gave a positive result became clear after Russia’s victory in the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics.
On January 30, the ISU confirmed the new top three medals for the 2022 Olympics figure skating team tournament. After Valieva’s results were annulled, the Russian team fell from first place to third place, while gold went to the USA and silver went to Japan.
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