«Wild story»: Gorshkov — about the doping case with Valieva

MOSCOW, February 12 President of the Russian Figure Skating Federation (FFKKR) Alexander Gorshkov called the situation with the doping test of Kamila Valieva «wild». The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) on Friday reported that the doping test of single skater Valieva dated December 25, 2021 gave a positive result for trimetazidine. The result of the test was transmitted by the anti-doping laboratory in Stockholm on February 8. «I repeat once again: we do not doubt the honesty of our athlete,» the FFKKR website quotes Gorshkov. «This case requires a thorough investigation, because this whole wild story raises too many questions. It is necessary to find out on the one hand, all the circumstances of what happened, and on the other hand, what happened to the doping sample taken on December 25 for almost a month and a half after it was sent to a foreign laboratory.For our part, we will provide the athlete with comprehensive assistance to protect her rights qualified lawyers have been involved in this case.» The Russian Anti-Doping Agency imposed a temporary suspension on Valieva — after the athlete's appeal on February 9, it was lifted. For now, she is allowed to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics. The ITA said the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Skating Union and the World Anti-Doping Agency will appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).