Another Winter Olympics, another Russian doping scandal

The teenage Russian skater at the center of a doping storm at the Winter Olympics tested positive for a banned substance before the Games began.

Kamila Valieva, 15, was part of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team that won the figure skating gold on Monday (Feb. 7). Today (Feb. 11), it emerged she had tested positive for heart drug trimetazidine, which can boost athletes’ endurance and blood efficiency, in December 2021. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is refusing to award any medals until the legal process is resolved, and although Valieva has continued to train.

This is far from Russian sport’s first alleged doping transgression, despite the Kremlin’s howls of protest in Valieva’s case. Russia isn’t allowed to compete in any global sporting event this year under its own flag, although its athletes can represent their Olympic committee.

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