On February 11, the International Inspection Agency (ITA) released a report on the situation of Kamila Valieva, a figure skater on the Russian Olympic Committee team. The report said the athlete's temporary ban had been lifted and she would be allowed to continue competing after the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Screenshot of the ITA report
According to it, Vallieva participated in the Russian Figure Skating Championships in December last year. It was tested for anti-doping by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA). On February 8, the test results were released, and the testers found the illicit drug trimetazil from the samples collected from it. On the same day, Valieva was temporarily suspended by RUSADA, effective immediately, and automatically banned her from participating in all competitions, including the Beijing Winter Olympics, during the temporary ban.
Because the sample was collected by the Russian Olympic Committee before the Beijing Winter Olympics, the case was not directly managed by the IOC, the report said. In accordance with the IOC's anti-doping regulations, the IOC immediately informed Vallieva that rusada's temporary ban was binding on the IOC and prohibited her from participating in any competition, training and related activities during the Beijing Winter Olympics.
On February 7, 2022, camilla Vallieva competed in the women's singles free skating competition of the Figure Skating Team Competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Pictured from Oriental IC
On February 9, Vallieva appealed to the Russian Anti-Doping Commission, and a hearing was held on the same day. That night, Russia's Anti-Doping Committee decided to lift Vallieva's temporary ban and allow her to continue to compete in the Beijing Winter Olympics. The reasons for the revocation of the temporary ban will be issued to all parties concerned shortly.
According to the World Anti-Doping Regulations, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), the International Skating Federation (ISU), the Russian Anti-Doping Agency and the International Olympic Committee have the right to appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) before Vallieva enters the next match (February 15, the Figure Skating Women's Singles Competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics).
The ITA emphasizes that since Vallieva is under 16 years of age and is a minor, she is a "protected person" of the World Anti-Doping Regulations. As a result, parties will not be compelled to disclose their names to the public or any cases that may be involved.
But shortly after the ITA statement was issued, the IOC announced that it would appeal against the Decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to lift Valieva's suspension and allow her to continue participating in the Olympic Games, and that the case would be heard by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Previously, foreign media reported that the award ceremony of the figure skating team competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics was postponed due to "legal reasons". Subsequently, the outside world reported that "Russian and Austrian players are involved in banned drugs", and the IOC responded at the time that this was "pure speculation". Now the ITA statement says the final decision on the figure skating team competition will be decided by the International Skating Federation after a comprehensive review of The Valieva case.
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