A bombshell report claims that the 15-year old figure skater who was at the center of the doping row at last year’s Winter Olympics, had three substances in her system when she failed a drug test.
The New York Times reported that Kamila Valieva tested positive for angina drug Trimetazidine. However, there was also evidence that Kamila had taken two heart drugs that were not banned.
The New York TimesThe following documents are cited and verified by someone who participated in Valieva’s arbitration hearing.
Travis Tygart, Chief Executive Officer of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, stated in his report that it was a “trifecta” of substances, with two being allowed and one not.
Tygart said that these benefits’seem aimed at increasing endurance and reducing fatigue as well as promoting greater efficiency when using oxygen’
Valieva may have also listed these drugs in her doping control form.
SportmailWe reached out to Russian Olympic Committee for comment.
A new report claims that Kamila Valieva was allegedly on three different types of heart drug when she failed the drugs test at Russia’s national championships in December 25.
The 15-year-old is said to have had hypoxen, L-Carnitine and trimetazidine in her system. Both hypoxen, L-Carnitine are not listed on the banned substances list by world anti-doping
Court of Arbitration for Sport approved Valieva’s Monday participation at the Winter Olympics Beijing.
Although the teenage athlete tested positive in her national championships, it was only revealed that she was positive on February 8th. She had previously competed in the Beijing Games team event.
The CAS panel, who highlighted that delay as one reason in the verdict, said that a suspension could cause the teenage ice skater ‘irreparable harm’ in the long run.
According to them, “The panel was worried that she wouldn’t be sanctioned after all procedures were completed or would receive a very low sanction. The provisional suspensions could have caused severe damage.”
WADA may privately disagree with such an interpretation.
Valieva ignored her Olympic doping scandal, and she won the women’s competition Tuesday. Her emotional performance put her ahead of all the other competitors in the race for a gold-medal. It is highly unlikely that Valieva will be awarded a medal at these Games.
On Tuesday morning, an official from the International Olympic Committee said that Valieva claimed her positive drug test result was due to a mix up with her grandfather’s medication for heart disease.
According to NYT, Valieva’s grandfather provided video testimony at the hearing. He claimed that Valieva explained how he took trimetazidine when he had ‘attacks’.
Then, it was claimed that he presented a package of medication to the camera in his testimony.
Valieva is all the rage. Valieva is so talented that she managed to produce the worst short program score for her season on Tuesday, but still maintained a good lead for Thursday’s free skating.
The teenager feels more pressure as she watches the whole Winter Olympics.
Valieva burst into tears while she skewed off the ice in anticipation of her score in Beijing Tuesday
Even though she had trouble keeping her feet on her triple axels, Miss Perfect, now 17-year-old, was strong enough to score 82.16. This puts her ahead of Anna Shcherbakova (17), who managed 80.20.
Eteri Tutberidze, the coach of the teenager, previously stated that the skater was innocent.
She stated, “I’m absolutely certain Kamila is innocent.
“This is not an theorem for us. It’s an axiom that doesn’t need to be proven. Our athletes are our friends, through all difficulties and joys, until the very end.
“It’s not clear why an Olympic Games athlete who had a questionable doping test in December 25th was allowed to participate.” This could be a tragic coincidence or a highly competent plan.
“I truly hope that our leaders will not abandon me, defend my rights and prove my innocence.”