MOSCOW, Oct 22, Andrey Simonenko. The International Skating Union (ISU) expects that the procedure in the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva will be carried out in strict accordance with the World Anti-Doping Code, the press service of the organization said. Earlier, RUSADA stated in its Telegram channel that it did not intend to publish the date of the hearing, the decision or other details in the case of Valieva. It is known that the investigation has ended, the case should be considered by the Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee (DAK). Valieva, who was 15 years old at the time of her positive doping test, is a protected person according to WADA rules. The press service of WADA on Saturday said that it would call on RUSADA to make public the relevant amount of information on the figure skater's case. «ISU refers to the WADA statement. We expect the procedure to be carried out in strict accordance with the world anti-doping code. We hope that it will be carried out quickly. The ISU would like to emphasize that we will carefully consider the decision of RUSADA, and also reserve the right to appeal this decision to CAS, if appropriate,» the press service said. Immediately after that, it became known that the doping test of the figure skater on December 25, 2021 gave a positive result for trimetazidine. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) allowed Valieva to participate in the individual tournament at the Games, where she took fourth place. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has postponed the awards ceremony for the winners of the team tournament until the end of the investigation into Valieva's case.
