‘We have a 100% policy against doping,’ International Olympic Committee spokesman Mark Adams said, as the future of teen figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva's future hangs in the balance amid positive drug test Beijing2022
were furious at how the pint-sized skater came to have a prohibited drug in her system, blaming coaches, medics and authorities rather than her.
"Kamila Valieva is absolutely a victim in this scenario. However now that we know she really did test positive to TMZ, they absolutely can NOT let her compete," the post said.Russian athletes are already competing in Beijing as the Russian Olympic Committee - without their national flag and anthem - due to past sanctions for state-sponsored doping.
Questions hang over why there was such a delay between her test and the result, which allowed her to travel to Beijing.president Stanislav Pozdnyakov said Valieva's test may have been deliberately held back to coincide with the end of the team competition. With their reputations on the line, the International Olympic Committee , the International Skating Union and the World Anti-Doping Agency have said they will ask CAS to reinstate the suspension.Valieva, wearing a navy hoodie and black tights under padded shorts, skated again in practice on Friday afternoon.
The United States could prosecute the Russians involved in Valieva's case under the American Rodchenkov Act .
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