The Winter Olympics have cleared the Russian adolescent accused of doping to compete in figure skating. Kamila Valieva failed a drug test. She tested positive for trimetazidine. It is a cardiac drug. It led to rising doubts about her ability to compete in her next event on Tuesday. On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled in her favor.
CAS ruled that Valieva, who is favored to win the women’s gold, does not need to be provisionally suspended until the outcome of the whole investigation. Since she was a kid, or “protected person,” she was subject to different standards than an adult athlete, and the court ruled in her favor. Athletes who are not 16 when a doping offense occurs are known as “protected persons”. After the decision, the adolescent skating sensation was seen practicing with her Russian Olympic Committee teammates in preparation for Tuesday’s singles competition.
Record: First quadruple leap by a woman
This verdict primarily concerns whether Valieva can proceed with skating until her lawsuit reaches an end. It has no bearing on the fate of the gold medal she has already earned. When Valieva and the Russian Olympic Committee won the team event gold on Monday, she made a record by landing the first quadruple leap by a woman in the Olympics. The silver medal went to the United States, while the bronze went to Japan. Canada came in fourth place.
The judgment is “disappointing” for the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee. If there is revocation of the Russian figure skating medal, the United States, would be in a position for gold. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency will also administer a separate interrogation to see if the Russian skaters can uphold the gold team title they won with Valieva’s help.