Beijing, Feb 13, Sergey Yaremenko. The International Olympic Committee cannot give The exact answer is when the awards ceremony for the team tournament winners in figure skating at the Olympic Games in Beijing takes place, we must wait for the completion of the trial in the case of the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, said Mark Adams, head of the IOC press service.
" when the process is completed, I will not give advice on what to do", said Adams.
According to him, tomorrow they should make an announcement only about the individual tournament and the start of Valieva. «Otherwise, we need to wait for the end of the process (by Valieva’s case), it will end at some stage later,” the IOC representative explained. The International Doping Testing Agency (ITA) previously reported that Valieva’s doping test of 25 December 2021 tested positive for trimetazidine. The test result was handed over by the anti-doping laboratory in Stockholm on February 8. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency imposed a temporary suspension on Valiev, after the athlete's appeal on February 9, he was removed. She is now allowed to continue participating in the Beijing Olympics. The IOC, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU) appealed this decision, the case will be considered by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The verdict will be brought to the parties on Monday, February 14.