“It is with regret that I learned of Valieva’s disqualification” – Mishin

Honored coach of Russia Alexei Michin declared that it was with regret that he learned of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of disqualification Kamila Valieva four years for anti-doping rule violations.

On Monday, the CAS decided to find Valieva guilty of violating anti-doping rules and disqualify her for 4 years from the date of collection of the doping sample – December 25, 2021. The athlete should be stripped of all rights medals from this date, including gold at the 2022 Olympic Games in the team tournament and at the 2022 European Championships. The CAS decision can be appealed to the Swiss Federal Court within 30 days.

– I learned this with regret. I don’t want to say anything more,” Mishin said, as quoted by RB Sport.

At the 2022 Beijing Olympics, Valieva helped the Russian team win gold in the team competition, while the American team came in second. Before the personal tournament, it became known that trimetazidine, a banned drug, was found during Valieva’s doping test from the Russian Championship. The CAS admitted the Russian to the individual competitions of the Games, where she took fourth place. There was no awards ceremony for the team tournament.

In January 2023, the anti-doping disciplinary committee of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (DAK RUSADA) ruled that although Valieva committed an anti-doping rule violation, she bore “no fault or negligence”. The athlete avoided sanctions, except for the cancellation of his results on the date of sample collection – December 25, 2021. Subsequently, RUSADA, the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) filed appeals to CAS, which were consolidated into one proceeding.

RB Sport