The United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee has claimed the
Court of Arbitration for Sport decision not to reinstate Kamila
Valieva’s provisional suspension marks “another chapter in the
systemic and pervasive disregard for clean sport by Russia”.
Moscow, Feb 14 (EFE).- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Monday allowed figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite a failed drug test in December. The court rejected appeals, which challenged a decision of the Russian doping agency (RUSADA) to lift a ban against the 15-year-old athlete. The panel …
Three judges from the Court of Arbitration for Sport will sit on the panel to hear the doping case against Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics. One is an American who was once picked by Maria Sharapova’s legal team for her appeal over a similar performance-enhancing drug. Jeffrey Benz was named by CAS for the urgent case of the 15-year-old Russian skater. The verdict from Benz and his fellow judges from Italy and Slovenia is expected Monday. They will decide if the sport’s new star can compete a day later in the women’s individual event.
BEIJING One of the lawyers that will judge Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday is an American who was once picked by Maria Sharapova's legal team for her appeal over a similar performance-enhancing drug.