The tears of Kamila, who has now reached the age of 17, her attempts to avoid contact with representatives of the world media and the subsequent scandals have remained in the memory of everyone who followed the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. At that time, the 15-year-old figure skater from the scandalous coach Eteri Tutberidze’s team was suspected of using the banned drug trimetazidine. This was found in a sample analysis conducted on December 25, 2021, but the test results were not made public until February 2022, just in time for the Beijing Olympics. It is significant that Valieva had already won a gold medal in the team competition.
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Coach Tutberidze’s cool and even aggressive attitude towards the teenager, who was unable to withstand emotional stress, shocked many, including the president of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach. After that, a decision was made to raise the age limit for figure skating competitions at the Olympic Games. It is now 17 years.
Until now, the investigation of Kamila’s case continues, reports “Express Gazeta”. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) will hold hearings in Lausanne on September 26, 27 and 28. Representatives of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency will also be heard via video conference. Valiyeva will not participate in these hearings in person, but will testify via video conference.
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On the eve of CAS meetings, Kamila Valieva took a risky step. The athlete officially admitted the presence of doping in her body, but asked to consider the violation unintentional. Kamila believes that her disqualification should apply only to the date of taking the doping sample – December 25, 2021. Valieva also demands the return of the 2021 Russian champion title to her. If Camilla is officially found guilty by the CAS, she accepts a two-year suspension with no annulment of results.
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The previous version of how Valiyeva got into her body was linked to her grandfather when she accidentally drank from the same glass that contained his grandfather’s heart medication.
“Her argument was that the banned substance was in her grandfather’s pills,” International Olympic Committee representative Dennis Oswald said in February 2022.
Meanwhile, the other side of the proceedings, represented by the International Skating Union (ISU), is asking CAS for a four-year ban, or a two-year ban starting on December 25, 2021, as requested by Valieva, but with all of the athlete’s results void from that date.
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It should be noted that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is completely on the side of its colleagues from the ISU. According to the organization, Valieva should be suspended from the competition for four years. Considering all the previous actions of international agencies against Kamila, her chances of being acquitted are almost zero. It is unlikely that the committees will agree to the accused’s demands, since Valiyeva has admitted her guilt.
