Olympics-CAS concludes hearing on Valieva, decision expected on Monday

By Angie Teo and Iain Axon

BEIJING (Reuters) -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 https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/figure-skating-valieva-becomes-first-woman-land-quad-olympics-2022-02-07 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.

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.

"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.

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