The World Anti -Doping Agency, which revealed the conclusions of the Russian disciplinary court concerning the young artistic skater, reserves the right to appeal before the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport.
MO12345lemonde with AP and AFP
The Russian artistic skater Kamila Valieva has committed “no fault or negligence” in the doping case that rocked the Winter Olympic Games (OJ) in Beijing, in February 2022. These are the conclusions of the Russian disciplinary court, revealed Friday January 13 by the World Anti -Doping Agency (AMA).
The teenager had won Olympic gold in the team test under the banner of the Russian Olympic Committee, before it was announced only a sample, taken two months earlier, had been tested positive for trimetazidine , a prohibited substance; The laboratory which was to analyze it had been affected by the pandemic of COVID-19, which had delayed its exam. No sanction was pronounced by the Russian bodies, apart from the cancellation of its results on the date of the levy, or on December 25, 2021.
The AMA said it was “concerned” by these conclusions and clarified that it would not hesitate to exercise its right of appeal before the Arbitral Tribunal of Sport (CAS). The AMA asked for the complete conclusion to be able to analyze it. The Russian anti -doping agency, for its part, did not broadcast the verdict. She had already declared that she would not publish any results linked to this case, because the young woman was only 15 years old at the time of the facts.
great favorite for the individual
Before the announcement of this control, Kamila Valieva had impressed on the Beijing ice, where she had produced the first quadruple female jumps in Olympic history. His fate was one of the soap operas in the competition while the young Russian, a pure product of the factory at champions of the severe coach of Tutberidze in Moscow, was a big favorite on the coronation on the individual test.
The Russian anti -doping agency had temporarily suspended the teenager, before the heap, without deciding on the bottom of the case, authorizes her to continue the competition. His judges then considered that “preventing the athlete from competing in the Olympic Games would cause him irreparable damage”, his young age also involving specific rules of evidence and lightened sanctions. After having succeeded in dominating the short program in a weighing climate, she collapsed in the free program to finally finish at the foot of the podium (4 e ) in tears.
The International Olympic Committee did not grant medals for the team test, pending the results of the survey on its case. The United States, in silver, could end up with gold.