CAS confirmed that Valieva was diagnosed with heart disease in 2020

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) reported that the Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in 2020, a heart condition was discovered.

According to CAS, the athlete was diagnosed with “athlete’s heart”, which means a complex of adaptive and adaptive changes in the organ that arise due to increased physical activity. This disease causes the heart to enlarge and the resting heart rate to decrease.

— In late 2020, Valieva was diagnosed with “athletic heart” and prescribed hypoxen. For some time, she underwent medical checkups every month. On May 4, 2021, an examination showed that his heart had returned to normal, explains the reasoning of the CAS decision.

At the end of January, the CAS suspended Valieva 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.

The CAS decision led to a review of the results of the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympics, where the Russian team won. First place is now awarded to the American team, the Japanese are second, the Russians will receive bronze. Valieva is also deprived of gold at the 2022 European Championship.