More details have come to light in the doping scandal involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valiyeva. The new allegations increase the pressure on the child prodigy and her team.
It seemed as if Kamila Valiyeva just got away with a black eye. Despite her positive doping test, the Cas International Court of Arbitration for Sports allowed the 15-year-old Russian figure skater to start in the individual competition. Under immense pressure, Valiewa put on a successful short program on Tuesday and is now heading towards gold.
But only a few hours after their glamorous performance in Beijing’s Capital Indoor Stadium, the “” reported that three different substances for the treatment of heart problems were discovered in the doping test of the child ice artist. According to the document presented to the Cas, in addition to the already known banned substance trimetazidine, she also had hypoxene and L-carnitine in her body. Although these drugs are not on the banned list, they could cause further distress to Valiyeva and those around her.
Valiyeva’s lawyers justify positive doping test with “grandpa’s medicine”
According to Swiss IOC member Denis Oswald, the young figure skater’s lawyers stated at the hearing that trimetazidine had accidentally entered her body through contamination with a drug from her grandfather. According to the “NY Times”, Valiyeva’s mother had already testified in the hearing by the Russian anti-doping authority RUSADA that her daughter had received the drug Hypoxen because of her cardiac arrhythmia.
The third remedy, L-carnitine, on the other hand, is mainly administered after heart attacks and is intended to strengthen heart muscle function. It used to be assumed that externally supplied L-carnitine had a positive effect on fat burning. This is now considered refuted, but this does not apply to a possible increase in performance. The combination of the three substances “appears to be aimed at increasing endurance, reducing fatigue and promoting more efficient use of oxygen,” Travis Tygart, head of the US Anti-Doping Agency USADA, told the NY Times.
Olympia 2022: IOC is silent on new allegations
Much is still unclear, for example the question of how the substances were administered to Valiyeva. The responsible parties have so far remained silent on the allegations. According to the media report, neither the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) nor the International Olympic Committee (IOC) wanted to comment on the new fact. IOC spokesman Mark Adams stressed on Wednesday morning that he would not comment on the Valiyeva case until the B sample had been opened.
Sources: “”, with DPA material
Source: Stern
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