According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency reported on the 17th, the International Olympic Committee is considering presenting the Olympic torch to the American team and Japanese team players who won the second and third places in the figure skating team competition of the Beijing Winter Olympics as a souvenir. Due to the problem of a positive doping test by the champion Russian Olympic team, Vallieva, there was no medal ceremony after the match.
Data chart: Russian Olympic team player Vallieva in the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating competition.
On February 7, 2022, Vallieva won the figure skating team championship at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but fell into a doping storm after the game.
Vallieva was temporarily suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency due to a positive drug test in a sample provided on December 25, 2021. On February 9, 2022, Vallieva challenged the temporary ban and held a hearing on the same day. Subsequently, the Russian anti-doping agency decided to lift the temporary ban on her and allow her to continue to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
The Decision was challenged by the International Olympic Committee, the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Skating Union to the International Court of Arbitration for Sport. On February 14, the International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) issued a ruling allowing Valieva to continue to compete.
Data chart: Beijing Winter Olympic Torch. Photo by Jiang Hui, a reporter from China News Service
A statement on the IOC's official website said it had taken note of the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport to allow Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Vallieva to continue to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics. However, for the sake of fairness, it was decided not to hold an award ceremony for the figure skating team competition during the Beijing Winter Olympics. If Vallieva wins the top three in the singles event, there will be no award ceremony.