Kamila Valieva’s defense for testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine, which is usually used to treat heart patients, was that it somehow came from medication that her grandfather was taking.
That’s what lawyers for the Russian figure skater argued to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Sunday, according to IOC member Denis Oswald.Valieva was to controversially compete in the women’s individual competition“Her argument was contamination which happened with a product her grandfather was taking,” Oswald said. He provided no further details and likely wasn't even supposed to say that much. The IOC had been declining specific comment because it is an ongoing case.
A sample from Valieva taken on Dec. 25, 2021, during the Russian national championships, was returned from the lab on Feb. 7 with the positive result. Trimetazidine can aid performance by increasing stamina and blood flow to the heart. Others expressed deep concern that coaches or doctors inside the Figure Skating Federation of Russia were doping a child who likely was unaware or incapable of controlling what she was being given.. As such, there is none scheduled for last week’s team event in which Valieva led Russia to gold.
“The main element [of the CAS decision was] if the athlete was to be suspended the athlete would not be able to participate in the Games and the damage to her would be irreparable,” Oswald said. “Whereas the medal can always be withdrawn. That was apparently the reasoning [of CAS]. We have to respect that decision.
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