MOSCOW, Feb. 22 Doping test of Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero, whom she passed during the Beijing Olympics, turned out to be positive, according to the official website of the International Testing Agency (ITA). In a sample of an athlete taken on February 18 after a short program in sports pairs, a prohibited clostebol metabolite was found. A World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Beijing reported a positive result for doping on February 21, 2022. The athlete was informed about the incident. She has the right to request an analysis of the B Sample. The case will be referred to the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS ADD) for a decision in accordance with the Anti-Doping Rules of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Barquero is 20 years old. At the Beijing Games, she, together with Marco Zandron, took 11th place. Barquero and Zandron became the first Spanish figure skaters to compete in pairs at the Winter Olympics.
