On Thursday, the AP news agency reported that WADA withheld the expert report on Valieva’s case, confirming the figure skater’s version of the possibility of doping in her system.
“I have no doubt that this was a political order. Recently, the whole world has heard about the case of tennis player Jannik Sinner, who was also microdosed but acquitted,” RIA Novosti said.
Zhurova added that most of the time, the athlete is able to explain the appearance of a microdose of a banned drug in the body. And then the commission finds arguments in favour of the athlete and proves his innocence in introducing the substance into the body.
As a result, Valieva, by decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport, received the maximum punishment – 4 years of disqualification, and the Russian team was deprived of a gold medal in the team figure skating tournament at the Beijing Olympics.
