Lakernik: “I hope that the CAS, when making a decision on Valieva’s case, will not be guided by political considerations”

Athletistic/ Figure skating. This fall, the CAS Court of Arbitration for Sport will hold hearings in the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva. In December 2021, she passed a positive doping test. In this regard, no medals were awarded for the team tournament of the 2022 Olympic Games. ISU Honorary Vice President Alexander Lakernik spoke about this.

– I hope that the CAS, when it makes a decision, will be guided not by political considerations, but by legal considerations. The choice of referees may stress you out, but we cannot influence it in any way. It is still a field, albeit a sporting one. There are lawyers there who must make decisions based on legal standards and not on anything else. We hope for a fair trial and decision,” SE quoted Lakernik as saying.

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