The International Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) has initiated arbitration proceedings in the doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valiyeva.
The informed the Cas. The World Anti-Doping Agency Wada had appealed to the court in Lausanne because the Russian anti-doping agency Rusada had not yet made a decision. The 16-year-old European champion tested positive for the banned substance trimetazidine on December 25, 2021 at the Russian championships.
This only became known at the Winter Olympics in Beijing in February, after Valiyeva had won Olympic gold with the Russian team. A provisional suspension had been lifted again, so that she was also allowed to start in the women’s singles and finished fourth as the top favorite. In the team competition, the USA took second place and Japan third.
Wada assumes doping violation
Wada bases its referral to the Sports Court on Article 15.3 of Rusada’s Anti-Doping Rules. After that, the World Agency can call the Cas if in a case “within a reasonable time limit set by Wada” no decision will be made as to whether there has been a violation of the rules, the statement said. The appeal was filed because Rusada failed to make a decision within the time limit set by Wada, it said.
Wada, assuming a doping violation, has requested a four-year ban for Valiyeva and the withdrawal of all competition results she has achieved from December 25, 2021 – with all the ensuing consequences, including the withdrawal of medals, points and prizes, the said Cas with. A time frame for the announcement of the decision could not be given.