Beijing, Feb 14, by Sergei Yaremenko. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is considering the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva as an isolated case and does not draw premature conclusions about those responsible for the situation, said the head of the IOC press service, Mark Adams. 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 Valiyeva, after the athlete's appeal on February 9, it was removed. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU) filed a protest with the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which heard the case on Sunday evening. On Monday, it will be known whether Valieva can compete in a personal tournament. The Russian team competes at the Beijing Olympics due to WADA sanctions in the status of a team of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) without the right to use the national flag and anthem.
"On No one pointed out the ROC as the culprit of the situation with Valieva. Nobody said that this is a case related to the system. We will consider it, no need to run ahead of the train. We consider a single case. It would not be very wise to draw conclusions from this isolated case,» Adams said at a press conference.