CAS rules Valieva can compete in Olympics after doping test row

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women's single in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sport's top court, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), on Monday, Russian state news outlet TASS reported the same day.

Screenshot of the decision on CAS official website

Valieva tested positive for a banned substance on December 25.

The result of the positive drug test was not revealed until February 8 after she had competed in the team event at the Winter Games, dazzling the world with the first quad jumps ever completed in the women's Olympic competition.

Russia's Kamila Valieva competes in the women's single free skating of the team event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, February 7, 2022. /CFP

The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU) had appealed RUSADA's decision to lift a provisional doping suspension of Valieva.

The women's single, an event for which Valieva is hot favorite, starts with the short program on Tuesday and concludes on Thursday with the free skating.

Source(s): Reuters