BEIJING, Feb 11 Doping test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva taken on 25 December 2021, tested positive for trimetazidine, according to a release from the International Testing Agency (ITA). Valieva took part in the team tournament of the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian team, which won the gold medals of the Olympics. The awards ceremony was rescheduled first from Monday to Tuesday, and then — indefinitely. The press service of the IOC said that a situation had arisen that required legal consultations with the International Skating Union (ISU). Later, Insidethegames reported that the delay in the award ceremony was due to the doping test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. «The doping test of Valieva, taken on December 25, 2021 at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in St. Petersburg, showed the content of the banned substance trimetazidine,» reported in — The result was reported by the WADA-accredited anti-doping laboratory in Stockholm on February 8. After that, the athlete was conditionally suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). applies to persons under the age of 16. Information about the opening of a case against an athlete in this status is not subject to mandatory disclosure.However, due to the fact that a number of media did not show respect for this status of an athlete and released reports based on unofficial information, The ITA recognizes the need to release information officially due to increased public interest,» the message also says.
