Travis Tygart, Director General of the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), said that it was absurd for the Russian figure skating team to win a bronze medal in the team tournament of the 2022 Olympic Games after Kamila Valieva’s disqualification. His words guide the way America Today.
“It’s ridiculous that it took Valieva four years to defend Russia’s Olympic bronze medal. The fair and just outcome is for the special disciplinary rules to apply and for Team Canada to be awarded bronze,” Tygart said.
On January 29, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years and annulled the tournament results from December 25, 2021. For example, it became clear that it tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine after Russia’s victory in the team tournament at the 2022 Games.
On January 30, the International Skating Union (ISU) approved the new top three medalists in the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing. After Valieva’s results were cancelled, Russia fell from first place to third place, while gold went to the USA and silver went to Japan.
Canadian skaters finished fourth. After Valieva’s results were expunged, the International Skating Union did not recalculate the team scores of the skaters who followed her. Otherwise, Team Canada would take part in the medal.
Previously at RUSADA in the name Imposition of criminal sanctions on Valieva’s accomplice in doping.