CAS: trimetazidine could have entered Valieva's body due to grandfather's medication
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has confirmed that the banned drug trimetazidine could have entered the body of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva due to her grandfather's medication. The corresponding document is published on the website of the organization.
“The most likely route for a banned substance to enter the body of an athlete is a domestic interaction with her grandfather, who takes trimetazidine after heart surgery and usually carries this medicine with him,” the message says.
Valieva herself suggested that the use of the drug occurred through the dishes that she and her grandfather used (including through the liquid drunk from one glass). The figure skater intends to conduct further investigation and present it at the main hearings
On February 15, the head of the disciplinary commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Denis Oswald, also stated that trimetazidine could have entered the body of 15-year-old Valieva through a product that her grandfather used. He noted that this argument played in favor of the skater at the hearing in her doping case at CAS.
The athlete passed a positive doping test on December 25, 2021. As part of the Russian national team, she became the winner of the Olympic team tournament. Valieva was admitted to the individual tournament of the Games by the decision of CAS, where she took fourth place with 224.09 points. She fell twice and made several mistakes, while she was in the lead after the short program.
