Kamila Valieva continues training, WADA to investigate figure skater’s entourage after IOC request

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has said it will investigate Kamila Valieva’s entourage after a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), as the Russian figure skater waits to discover whether she can compete in Tuesday’s individual event at Beijing 2022. Valieva, 15, continued to train on Sunday ahead of the Court of Arbitration for Sport's (CAS) hearing, which will determine her fate at the Winter Olympics after she tested positive for a banned substance in December.

Ad/> The outcome of that result is expected on Monday, with the Russian Olympic Committee also set to be stripped of the team event gold if Valieva’s suspension is upheld. Beijing 2022Beijing Spotlight: Valieva evokes Torvill and Dean and takes Bolero to a new level03/02/2022 AT 10:48 The saga has arguably been the biggest story of these Games so far, and the spotlight has also shone on Valieva’s team.

Her coach Eteri Tutberidze told Russian state television that the athlete was «clean and innocent», but the entourage is set to be investigated by WADA after Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine at the Russian Figure Skating Championships on Christmas Day. “This is a constantly moving target, and we are continuing to work on this,” IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a news conference on Sunday.

Valieva doping scandal: CAS to announce verdict on Monday, one day before event Valieva doping scandal explained: Timeline, what is trimetazidine & what happens now? ‘Perfect!’ – 15-year-old Valieva makes history for second day in a row at Olympics “We have an entourage commission...we want WADA to investigate the entourage in this case. A whole range of things have been done.