Athletistic/ Figure skating. On Monday January 29, the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was announced. The investigation took place due to the fact that at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, after the victory of the Russian team in the team tournament, it became known that Valieva had passed a positive doping test in December 2021. The court found the athlete guilty and disqualified her for four years starting December 25, 2021. The Canadian Olympic Committee reacted to this decision.

– The Canadian Olympic Committee welcomes the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to disqualify Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva <…>

This decision demonstrates the importance of strict anti-doping measures in sport, and we recognize that this is another important case in the fight for clean sport and the protection of Olympic values, the organization said in a statement. communicated.

Team Canada took fourth place in the 2022 Olympic team tournament. So if Team Russia loses the gold, the bronze medal will go to Canada.

Read also: Foreigners – about the CAS decision in the Valieva case: “Shocked that Kamila was disqualified for four years”


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