Athletistic/Figure skating. Honored coach of Russia Alexander Zhulin, speaking in a conversation with a SE journalist, expressed his thoughts regarding the hearings in the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva.

“It seems that there is a murky story there. I doubt that, given recent events, everything will be resolved in Valieva’s favor. But, of course, I would like Kamila to stop being persecuted,” noted Zhulin in a conversation with SE.

The CAS concluded the hearings in the Valieva case on November 10. His doping test, carried out during the Russian Championships in December 2021, came back positive for trimetazidine. This information became known only after the team tournament at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the athlete won gold.

The final decision of the CAS on this issue will be rendered in January 2024.

  • Valieva made a brilliant return to the ice. I came out and received a standing ovation the day after the CAS reviewed the case.


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