“The CAS considered that Valieva could not prove that it was an involuntary technique” – lawyer

Sports lawyer Anna Antseliovich, in a conversation with a correspondent, said that the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was unable to prove to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) that trimetazidine had entered his body involuntarily.

Previously, the CAS disqualified the skater for four years for violating anti-doping rules. The 17-year-old Russian’s suspension period begins on December 25, 2021, and her results have been canceled since that date. On Wednesday February 7, the CAS published the reasons for Valieva’s case.

— This is a system of sanctions provided for by the WADA code. It’s included in all the anti-doping rules. Trimetazidine does not belong to a special class, so they begin to examine whether it was taken intentionally or not. This means whether the person was aware that they were breaking anti-doping rules. The court considered that Camila could not prove that it was an involuntary technique. As a result, they did not consider it possible to take the next step. Such sanctions are generally accepted in anti-doping rules,” Antseliovich told .