Banners in support of Kamila Valieva began to appear in Russia

Banners in support of the figure skater Kamila Valieva began to appear in Russia.

Social network users posted photographs of the media facades of the capital’s shopping centers near the Slavyansky Boulevard and Annino metro stations, as well as other buildings in Russian cities, where a photo of Valieva was posted with the caption: “Kamila, you are our golden!!!”

On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The court release noted that the skater was unable to provide convincing evidence that the violation was unintentional. The disqualification period begins on December 25, 2021. The International Skating Union (ISU) announced that all of the athlete’s results from the date of sample collection have been canceled. This also led to a review of the results of the 2022 Olympics team tournament, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second and the Russians will receive bronze.

Before the personal tournament at the Beijing Olympics, it became known that the banned drug trimetazidine was found during Valieva’s doping test at the Russian Championship. The CAS allowed the Russian to participate in the individual competitions at the Games, where she finished fourth, but this result was also annulled. The athlete also lost the title of European champion, the title went to Anna Shcherbakova.