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Russian skater Kamila Valieva will continue to compete at the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for doping
The International Olympic Committee indicated that if the athlete manages to obtain a position among the first three places, there will be no medal ceremony
This Tuesday the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reported that they authorized the Russian skater, Kamila Valieva, to continue competing in the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
This after it was revealed that the 15-year-old girl tested positive for Trimetazidine, at a competition in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in December 2021.
This drug promotes blood circulation and has been banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2014.
On Tuesday, February 8, one day after the Russian team won gold in the group category, a Stockholm laboratory broke the news.
Given the positive result, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union requested the suspension of the Russian skater from the Olympics
Decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport
The CAS argued that being under the age of 16, Valieva has protected person status under international anti-doping rules.
The announcement came less than 24 hours before the women's singles figure skating event, where the Russian is the favourite.
It should be noted that the athlete has not tested positive during her participation in the Winter Games.
No award ceremonies
Despite authorizing Valieva's participation, the International Olympic Committee indicated that if the athlete manages to obtain a position among the first three places, there will be no medal ceremony.
Similarly, they indicated that they will not carry out the award ceremony for the group category either.
Likewise, the IOC will ask the International Skating Union (ISU) that, in the event that Valieva finishes among the top 24 in the individual short program on Tuesday, they allow the classification of an additional skater to the final.
First woman to quadruple jump at the Olympics
At just 15 years old, Valieva became the first woman to perform a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games.
To perform it requires the athlete to jump, spin four times in less than a second and land on a single blade backwards.
With this movement, she won the gold medal on February 7, by achieving a score of 178.92, surpassing by a wide margin the Japanese, Sakamoto Kaori, scored with 148.66.
