Thread by @jamesgraysport

BREAKING: The International Testing Agency (ITA) have confirmed that a sample taken from Kamila Valieva, 15, on 25 December 2021, returned positive for banned substance trimetazidine.

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According to ITA, Kamila Valieva was provisionally suspended from competition on 8 February, the day after Russia won gold in the team #figureskating.

The decision was challenged, and heard on Wednesday evening. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency accepted the appeal and lifted ban.

IOC say they are appealing the decision to lift Kamila Valieva's suspension to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

There will be an expedited process in an effort to return a decision before she competes again on Tuesday.

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This statement dropped in the middle of an IOC press conference, where they are going on about the "legacy" of the Games.

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Here is the full statement from the ITA on the Kamila Valieva case:

ita.sport/news/beijing-2…

Incredibly, Valieva's sample was taken on Christmas Day but the positive result was not returned until 8 February, the day AFTER she won gold in the team event.

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USA figure skater Jason Brown, who was not part of the team event but part of Team USA, says he believes the US athletes, who do not know if they are to win silver or gold, are not being affected by the ongoing dispute over Kamila Valieva.

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Timeline of Kamila Valieva case:

- Tested by RUSADA on 25 December
- Won gold on Monday
- Wada-accredited lab in Stockholm returns positive sample on Tuesday, RUSADA suspends KV
- Suspension lifted on appeal on Wednesday
- IOC appeals that decision to CAS

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Team USA skater Jason Brown on Valieva news reaction in camp: "We have gone through so much dealing with things that we can’t control, getting really good at focusing on what we can. As far as I know they are all focused on individual events at this point."

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