Doping hearing for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva concludes, ruling expected Monday

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has concluded its hearing on Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after she tested positive for a banned drug and a final decision on the teenager will be announced later on Monday after deliberations.

The 15-year-old prodigy, who became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics en route to winning gold with the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the team competition, tested positive for a banned heart drug on Dec. 25 but it took more than six weeks for the result to be made public.

Her future at the Beijing Games and the team gold won by the ROC now hangs in the balance amid a global outcry over Moscow's doping history.

Canada could be in line to win bronze if ROC is disqualified, as the team finished fourth after 18-year-old Madeline Schizas delivered a personal-best performance in both the short program and free skate.

Valieva is due to compete again on Tuesday in the women's individual event, forcing CAS to rule on her continued participation before then, with the hearing lasting nearly six hours and concluding at 2:10 am local time on Monday.

WATCH | Why Russian athletes are still allowed to compete at Olympics:

"The hearing was concluded, it was a long hearing. Now the panel will deliberate until tomorrow morning, the end of the morning," CAS Secretary General Matthieu Reeb told reporters. "We hope to be able to announce a final decision [Monday] at around one, two or three p.m."

"We need to organize that and we still have some work to do... I cannot comment on anything at the hearing but I hope to give you a decision ... in a few hours."

When asked if Valieva gave evidence, Reeb said he could not answer the question.

CAS said the hearing, conducted by video