Despite doping case: Russia wants to keep Olympic gold

“The doping control of an athlete who tests positive does not apply for the period of the Olympic Games,” said a statement from ROC distributed in Beijing on Friday.

In addition, after testing positive for the banned drug trimetazidine on December 25, 2021, Valieva passed repeated doping controls at the national title fights in St. Petersburg - including in Beijing during the team competition. “All results have been negative,” the ROC reiterated. The Russians won Olympic gold ahead of the USA and Japan. The ROC defends itself The ROC also pointed out that a doping test by the European champion at the European Championships in January was just as negative as one of her during the Olympic Games. The ROC was only informed of her provisional suspension by the country's anti-doping agency (Rusada) one day after the 15-year-old exceptional runner's Olympic appearances in the short program and free skate.

The ban was overturned in an appeal hearing on February 9 before the Rusada disciplinary committee. Now the International Court of Arbitration for Sport will decide whether this step was legal.

“Thus, the athlete currently has the right to train and compete without restriction until the International Court of Arbitration for Sport decides otherwise on her status in relation to the Olympic Games,” the ROC stated. The women's singles starts on February 15th.

The long period of time between the doping finding and the suspension should be seen “in connection with the receipt of a notification from the Stockholm anti-doping laboratory”. “The Russian Olympic Committee is taking comprehensive measures to protect the rights and interests of the members of the ROC team and to retain the honestly won Olympic gold medal,” the statement said.

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Despite doping case: Russia wants to keep Olympic gold

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) considers the actions of the sports authorities in the doping case of Olympic team champion Kamila Valieva to be unlawful and wants to fight for the gold they have won.

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