According to the Russian media, Valieva faces a sentence of up to eight years.
17-year-old Kamila Valijeva is banned from competition. PDO
A figure skater sentenced to a four-year ban Kamila Valieva17, is scheduled to appear in China in the near future.
The Russian figure skater told about it himself at the beginning of March.
The Russian media has now discussed what kind of consequences it could lead to.
– Everything depends on what kind of performance it is. If it’s just a publicity stunt funded by partners, then Valieva could skate there.
– But if the state supports her performance or the show is organized by an entity connected to sports, Kamila should not skate there, commented an expert familiar with sports matters Anna Antseliovich.
Among other things, the news covered the matter Sport.ruwebsite. According to Antseliovich, violating the non-compete could double his punishment. With that, Valieva’s career would be practically over, because an eight-year ban would be impossible for a comeback.
Olympic champion in figure skating Tatjana Navka previously told Russian Match TV that Valieva’s appearance in China has not yet been confirmed.
Valijeva gave a positive doping test in December 2021. A substance called trimetazidine was found in her sample, which is used to treat coronary artery disease, for example.
The test result became public during the Beijing Olympics in February 2022.
The sports appeals court Cas decided on the Russian athlete’s competition ban last January.