The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) does not believe that the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) claim regarding the widespread use of trimetazidine in Russian sports is convincing. This was stated in the CAS press release.
“WADA and ISU argued that, given the evidence, it was highly likely that the athlete’s use of trimetazidine was intentional. However, the commission states that the issues raised on this issue are not convincing.
For example, it was stated in the Russian medical literature that trimetazidine was prescribed to young athletes. “However, what is said in these documents is exaggerated and in any case, the documents relied on are dated 2010 and 2013 respectively and should therefore not be taken as an indication of current practice in Russia.”
On February 7, the Court of Arbitration for Sport published a statement of reasons regarding the Valieva doping case on its official website.
According to CAS, Valieva claimed that the banned substance entered her body as a result of eating contaminated food shortly before the Russian Championships. The figure skater ate the strawberry dessert prepared by his grandfather, using the cutting board on which he had previously crushed his medications containing trimetazidine.
On January 29, CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules due to the presence of a banned substance in her blood. The sentence will begin in December 2021.
Previously the situation with Valieva’s doping named dirty.