Russian Olympic skater Kamila Valieva says positive drug test a result of grandfather's heart medication

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva claimed in her hearing with a Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) last week that her positive drug test was a result of a mix-up with her grandfather’s heart medication, Olympic officials said Tuesday. 

International Olympic Committee's permanent chair of the disciplinary commission Denis Oswald said Vaileva’s defense was that her testing positive for trimetazidine, a metabolic drug that helps prevent angina attacks and treats vertigo, was a result of contamination. 

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"Her argument was this contamination happened with a product her grandfather was taking," he said, via Reuters. 

Kamila Valieva of ROC during the women's single skating short program during the Winter Olympics in Beijing. (Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

The court ruled that Valieva would be allowed to skate in the women’s short program on Tuesday, but a medal event would not take place if she were to place. 

Valieva took first place in the women’s short program on Tuesday amid fierce backlash from the Olympic community. She looked emotional after her performance, advancing with a score of 82.16. The top 25 skaters in Tuesday’s event advanced to the women’s free skating medal event on Thursday. An additional skater qualified for the event as a result of Valieva’s qualification. 

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The 15-year-old sensation tested positive for trimetazidine at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on Dec. 25. Her sample came back positive last week after the Russian Olympic Committee took home the gold in the team event, prompting