The CAS indicated at the end of the final pleadings in November 2023 that it would deliver its opinion
“by the end of January 2024”
.
Valieva was only 15 years old when she tested positive in December 2021 after her victory in the Russian championships.
A tiny concentration of trimetazidine, banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) since 2014 because it was suspected of promoting blood circulation, was found in the young skater born in Kazan on April 26, 2006. However, the case was not revealed until 'in February 2022 during the Beijing Olympics, the day after Russia's victory in the team event, during which Valieva became the first skater to land a quadruple jump in the history of the Games.
The case was brought before the CAS following the exoneration of Valieva by the Russian anti-doping agency (RUSADA), which considered that the skater had committed
“no fault or negligence”
.
Finally, and as demanded by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Federation (ISU), the Russian received a four-year suspension.
The start of her suspension is dated December 2021, the young Russian should therefore be able to compete in the Olympic Games in Milan Cortina in 2026.