MOSCOW, 11 Feb. A participant in the Beijing Olympics, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, before and after a positive doping test in December, repeatedly passed doping tests that showed negative results, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said in a statement. Previously, the International Doping Testing Agency ( The ITA reported that Valieva's doping test, taken on December 25, 2021, tested positive for trimetazidine. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) temporarily suspended Valieva from performances and training, on February 9, the suspension was lifted. «The athlete, before and after December 25, 2021, repeatedly passed doping tests, including already in Beijing during the figure skating tournament. All results — negative,» the statement published on the official website of the Russian Olympic Committee says. The ROC also confirmed that at the moment Valieva retains the status of a participant in the Olympic Games and has the right to compete in individual competitions.
