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The International Olympic Committee says it would welcome an anti-doping investigation into Kamila Valieva’s “entourage” after the 15-12 months-previous Russian’s constructive medication take a look at.
The determine skater, whose failed medication take a look at has solid a darkish cloud over Beijing 2022, is ready to seek out out whether or not she is going to be capable of compete once more at these Games.
The case of a kid testing constructive for angina drug trimetazidine has prompted questions from many over the position performed by the adults round her.
“Entourage has been neglected prior to now,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams informed a information convention on Saturday.
“The IOC, as ever, would welcome investigation into the entourage in all circumstances the place it is related. In this case, as in all circumstances, we would welcome a robust line [from the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada)] on that.
“Entourage ranges from docs and coaches, mother and father everybody.”
Double Olympic determine skating champion Katarina Witt stated on Friday: “Kamila Valieva is a younger woman and youngster prodigy, whose extremely tough performances and style enchanted the entire world at solely 15, a minor, relying on adults and he or she is to not blame right here.”
Valieva’s future in arms of courtroom
Kamila Valieva is used to dealing with judges on the ice however her Olympic future is now within the arms of a unique sort of panel.
The pre-Games favorite for the ladies’s gold medal is ready to seek out out whether or not the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) will reimpose a suspension on her.
She had been provisionally suspended on 8 February however challenged the choice and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) lifted it the next day.
The IOC, International Skating Union and Wada have all launched an attraction with Cas in opposition to Rusada’s resolution to elevate the provisional ban.
Valieva had competed in Beijing – even turning into the primary feminine skater to land a quadruple soar at an Olympics – earlier than being notified of the results of a take a look at on a urine pattern that had been collected on 25 December.
The medals for the workforce occasion, the place she helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) end first, have but to be handed out due to the authorized points.
And there are questions from the ROC and Rusada over why it took longer than six weeks for the Wada-accredited Stockholm lab the place the pattern was processed to present the consequence.
IOC spokesman Adams stated he had understood that there “had been some points round Covid” however that he had not had that confirmed and that the matter of the delay was a query for Wada.
Wada has not commented on the delay.
Valieva is because of compete once more on 15 February and everybody concerned will be hoping for the case to be resolved in time for that however the IOC stated the listening to date would not be made public.
