Russian outlaw coach students? Skaters who have had doping problems
Ekaterina Avdonina July 31, 2023, 15:00 Moscow time Audio version: Your browser does not support the audio element.
While Kamila Valieva awaits a court decision, the pupils of Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Urmanov have already been disqualified.
In the fall, the long-awaited hearings on the case of Kamila Valieva will take place; of course, this doping case has become the loudest in Russian and world figure skating. What other cases do you remember? From meldonium Ekaterina Bobrova to recent cases with figure skaters Evgeni Plushenko and Alexei Urmanov.
Kamila Valieva (Russia)
The case of Kamila Valieva is coming to a close. Already in the fall, CAS will hold hearings and deliver a verdict to the figure skater, accused of intentionally using trimetazidine. She could receive a four-year suspension.
Maria Sotskova (Russia)
Maria Sotskova has not been involved in sports for a long time, but her suspension is still in effect. The athlete received 10 years for passing a positive doping test and then lied about the medical prescription for the drug: her clinic was not licensed.
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Elena Berezhnaya (Russia)
Elena Berezhnaya won a gold medal at the 2000 European Championships together with Anton Sikharulidze, but the award had to be returned: the athlete unintentionally used a banned drug along with a cold remedy.
Ekaterina Bobrova (Russia)
Ekaterina Bobrova obtained meldonium in 2016. The drug was banned by the AMA at the same time. That is, the skater accepted it at the time the rules were changed. She was acquitted, but the World Cup had to be lost.
Dmitri Solovyov and Ekaterina Bobrova
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
Daria Beklemishcheva (Hungary)
Mikhail Kolyada’s wife, former Russian wife Daria Beklemishcheva, also failed a doping test in 2017. The athlete, then representing Hungary, was banned for two years. She finished her career before this time.
Carolina Costner (Italy)
Carolina Costner never doped, but she suffered from her lover’s betrayal. Her boyfriend Alex Schwarzer was suspected of using dishonest tricks, and she Carolina decided to help him and she hid Alex from doping officers, for which she paid.
Jessica Kalalang (United States)
American Jessica Kalalang reproached Kamila Valieva for uncleanliness in sports, and she herself was also caught red-handed. Meclofenoxate was found in her system. For this, she was suspended from the sport for eight months, but Jessica was able to prove that it was not her fault, but her cosmetics.
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Laura Barquero (Spain)
At the Beijing Olympics, Laura Barkero was also caught. The clostebol metabolite was found in the skater’s sample: the anti-doping department of the Court of Arbitration for Sport finds out the details of the case.
Varvara Kisel (Belarus)
Recently, Varvara Kisel, who studies with Evgeni Plushenko, has been added to the list of offenders. The figure skater was suspended for two years after the discovery of doping in a sample taken at the national championships, where she won a silver medal.
Milana Romashova (Belarus)
Kissel’s teammate Milan Romashova also failed a doping test. A 17-year-old student of Alexei Urmanov was convicted of using furosemide. The disqualification of him began in May 2023.
