Kamila Valieva case: CAS clears 15-year-old Russian to compete at Olympics, to avoid ‘irreparable harm’

The Court of Arbitration for Sport has cleared Kamila Valieva to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games, stating that its panel «determined that permitting the provisional suspension to remain lifted was appropriate». Valieva is free to take part in the women's individual figure skating event on Tuesday, although any medal she potentially wins could be overturned.

Ad/> The CAS ruling specifically related to whether the 15-year-old Russian superstar can compete at the Games. Any decision on whether she is in breach of doping regulations will be taken at a later date.

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»The CAS Ad hoc Division was requested to determine the narrow issue as to whether a provisional suspension should be imposed on the athlete," concluded the statement. «It was not requested to rule on the merits of this case, nor to examine the legal consequences relating to the results of the team event in figure skating, as such issues will be examined in other proceedings.» Valieva trains, WADA to investigate figure skater’s entourage after IOC request Valieva doping scandal: CAS to announce verdict on Monday, one day before event Valieva doping scandal explained: Timeline, what is trimetazidine & what happens