During the Beijing Winter Olympics, once a player tests positive for doping, or if a positive test report is published, the athlete will be temporarily banned from the tournament, not only from participating in the event, but also from training and participating in any activities related to the Winter Olympics.
This is the regulation of the Beijing Winter Olympic Games and the International Olympic Committee, which is beyond reproach and without any controversy. Previously, the standard-bearer of the Iranian delegation, Shemsaki, was temporarily suspended until the end of the Winter Olympics because of a positive doping test, and the 35-year-old Shemsaki is a famous alpine skier and the champion of the Asian Championships, so the punishment also means that he and the Beijing Winter Olympics say goodbye.
However, there are exceptions to everything, the talented girl who has just won the Beijing Winter Olympic Championship, after receiving a positive doping test report, not only was not banned until the end of the Winter Olympics, but also trained normally, with the goal of winning the second gold of the Beijing Winter Olympics!
She is the 15-year-old Russian figure skater Vallieva!
Now that it has been determined that she has tested positive for doping, why can Vallieva continue to train and, judging by the current situation, continue to compete?
It all stems from the delivery of Valieva's sample, which was collected by the Russian anti-doping agency and sent to a laboratory in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 25 last year.
On February 7, Beijing time, the Figure Skating Team Final of the Beijing Winter Olympics ended, the Russian Olympic team won the gold medal, and Vallieva played quite perfectly in the women's singles sub-event, scoring a full score of 10 points for the Russian team.
Coincidentally, just the day after Russia won the championship, before the award ceremony, the test report of Valieva delivered to the Russian Anti-Doping Agency by the Stockholm Laboratory in Sweden showed that There was a serious problem with Vallieva's sample, and trimetazidine, a banned drug banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, was detected.
Since Vallieva tested positive for doping, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency immediately announced a temporary ban on Vallieva. It is widely predicted that Valieneva's trip to the Beijing Winter Olympics has ended prematurely.
Four years ago at the Beijing Winter Olympics, russian bobsleigh star Sergeyeva was detected with trimethazine and banned for 8 months!
On February 8, Beijing time, less than 24 hours after Valieva was temporarily suspended, things took a 180-degree reversal. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has announced that the temporary ban on Valieva will be lifted, and Valieva can resume training and continue to participate in the next women's single skating competition!
Obviously violating the rules of the Beijing Winter Olympics and the International Olympic Committee, why can Vallieva continue to train? Why wasn't he banned?
Vallieva's situation is relatively special, under normal circumstances, athletes' test samples are delivered by the World Anti-Doping Agency, if the sample is positive, the World Anti-Doping Agency can unilaterally announce the decision to ban the athlete.
However, Valieva's sample was sent by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, and according to the scope of jurisdiction, the IOC, the World Anti-Doping Agency, or the International Skating Federation have no right to suspend or lift Vallieva.
The only thing the IOC can do is appeal to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport to reinstate Valieva's ban.
All the suspense will be revealed in the next five days, when the women's single skating short program will be carried out, Waliyeva will be temporarily suspended again, or unaffected to continue to compete, we will wait and see!