With the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)Appeal once morest 15-year-old Russian figure skating genius Kamila Valieva over alleged dopingThe International Olympic Committee (IOC) also issued a statement later, deciding not to hold the award ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team competition, and if Hua Riva wins the women’s single skating medal, the award ceremony will also be cancelled.
Hualiwa helped the Russian Olympic Committee win a gold medal in the team event last week, but the award ceremony was not held due to her alleged doping. The IOC statement stated: “In fairness to all athletes and the National Olympic Committee, it is not appropriate to hold the award ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team competition because an athlete who tested positive for drugs participated in the competition.” The IOC also announced , once Hua Liwa won the top three in the subsequent single skating event, the flower laying ceremony and award ceremony will not be held.
Regarding the lifting of Hua Liwa’s ban by CAS, former Winter Olympic gold medalist and South Korean star Kim Yuna said on social media: “Athletes who violate doping regulations should not participate. This regulation should be strictly enforced without exception. The efforts of all athletes and Dreams are equally precious.”
Hualiwa underwent a drug test following the Russian Figure Skating Championships on December 25 last year. The sample was later sent to a laboratory accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in Stockholm, Sweden for testing. ) tested positive for the banned heart drug Trimetazidine. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) once issued a ban on Hualiwa following learning the result, but it was lifted one day later when the athlete appealed, triggering the International Testing Agency (ITA) on behalf of the IOC Appealed to CAS once morest RUSADA’s earlier decision to lift the temporary ban.
CAS rejected the appeal following a hearing on Sunday (13th night), saying that preventing Hua Liwa from participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics would cause irreparable harm to her. Hualiwa Hualiwa will appear once more tomorrow, in the single skating short program.
This article is by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Beijing Winter Olympics]If Hua Liwa wins the single skating medal, IOC cancels the award ceremony」
