After the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Kamila Valieva guilty of violating anti-doping rules and withdrew all awards from her since December 25, 2021, the International Skating Union (ISU) reviewed the results of the team tournament of Beijing and deposed it. Russia in first place. The Russians will receive a bronze medal. The Russian Olympic Committee has announced its intention to appeal to the CAS against the ISU decision.
“If someone’s medal was taken away from someone because of such a situation and given to me, I would refuse it. It would be a shame for me to win in this way. As for the appeal, it seems to me that everything will be sorted out. I cannot predict our chances of success, but in Russia all necessary measures are being taken to prevent the use of doping. Strict control over this has been established in our country,” said Mamiashvili in an interview with RIA Novosti. Novosti.
- The Times revealed when Valieva learned of the positive doping test
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