The decision of the Swiss Supreme Court to reject Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s appeal against the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) was expected and was not expected to change. Alexander Enbert, silver medalist in the team competition of the 2018 Olympic Games, expressed this opinion in a comment to socialbites.ca.
“Probably no one expected anything to change. Because there is a general situation of not accepting Russian athletes, and none of the latest decisions regarding them leave optimism. Valieva’s case resulted in a series of negative decisions for our athletes. You expect more negativity than positivity; Of course, I want this to change and all problems for Russian athletes to be resolved in a positive way, so that we can see them in all possible tournaments,” said Enbert.
It was learned on Wednesday, October 2, that the objection was not met. Valieva must pay court costs of 7 thousand Swiss francs. Valieva is also obliged to pay compensation of 8 thousand francs each to the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) as reimbursement of expenses.
On January 29, 2024, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of doping and disqualified the athlete. He will not be able to compete in tournaments until December 2025. He also can’t practice at state skating rinks.
On February 7, 2024, CAS published its reasoning in the Valieva case. In addition to the banned trimetazidine, three other permitted substances were found in the skater’s blood. These are more than 50 supplements with ecdysterone, hypoxene and L-carnitine.
Formerly MP Zhurova statedThat Valieva was destroyed as an athlete.
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Source: Gazeta
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