Kamila Valieva set to find out on Monday whether she can stay in Olympics

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva will find out her Olympic fate on Monday, one day before the scheduled women’s figure skating competition in Beijing, the Court of Arbitration for Sport has announced.

The International Skating Union has joined the International Testing Agency and the World Anti-Doping Agency in registering an appeal against a decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to lift a provisional suspension and enable her to continue to compete.

Valieva tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine on Tuesday, after starring in Russia’s victory in the figure skating team event the day before, for which the medals have yet to be awarded.

CAS confirmed in a statement that the three applications will be heard by video conference in Beijing on Sunday evening, with the decision notified to the parties concerned on Monday afternoon.

Valieva once again practised at the training hall in Beijing on Saturday, spending around 45 minutes on the ice, at one point pausing and appearing to be in tears as she shared a lingering embrace with her controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze.

Earlier, in a move that appeared to be aimed at easing the intense media pressure surrounding the teenager, both RUSADA and the International Olympic Committee said they were broadening the focus of their investigations to include members of Valieva’s team.

RUSADA said in a statement: “Since the athlete is a minor, RUSADA launched a probe in regard to the staff of the figure skater.

“The prime aim of this investigation is to reveal all details of possible violations of anti-doping rules in the interests of ‘a person in defence.’”

The IOC continued to deflect the majority of questions relating to the issue on Saturday, citing