Kamila Valieva’s Olympic eligibility could be up in the air after the ITA confirmed a drug test returned results of a banned substance
Russian Olympic Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva’s drug test results were positive for a banned substance.
The sample was taken during the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on December 25, and it “returned an Adverse Analytical Finding for the non-specified prohibited substance trimetazidine.” The heart medication has been on the banned list since 2014. It is the same drug swimmer Sun Yang of China tested positive for in 2014, and it is known for improving cardiac function, labeled as aAccording to the ITA, the sample was returned on February 8, 2022—a day after the She was immediately provisionally suspended by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
Valieva challenged the provisional suspension on Feb. 9, and a hearing took place that day. RUSADA decided to lift it, allowing her to participate in the Beijing Olympics. However, her eligibility for the next competition could be up in the air.
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