[Body Road News]15-year-old Russian figure skating “genius girl” Kamila Valieva said on Monday (14th) night that although she can play in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics women’s singles as usual tonight (15th) She was happy with the short-program skating event, but she was exhausted by the doping turmoil and the hearings that followed.
Hualiwa, who helped the Russian Olympic Committee win the gold medal in the women’s figure skating team competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics earlier, has long been regarded as a gold medal favorite in the individual competition of the Winter Olympics; it even pointed out that she and her teammate Alexandra Trusova (Alexandra Trusova) ) and Anna Shcherbakova, who were able to win the top three for Russia in individual skates.
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Mondayturn downThe International Testing Agency (ITA) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) have appealed for the reimposition of the temporary ban, which was found in a drug test earlier for the banned heart drug Trimetazidine.positive reactionHua Liva can continue to compete in the Winter Olympics. “These days are really difficult for me, I’m happy to be able to play, but emotionally exhausted,” the 15-year-old said in an interview aired on Russian state TV Channel One on Monday night. “
Sunday (13th) nightCAS hearingwhich ended at 3 a.m. on Monday, Hua Liwa, who “attended” the hearing through live video at the Winter Olympics Village, continued: “I sat in front of the camera for seven hours, with a 20-minute break. , I just sat there watching. It was really very difficult, but obviously one of the stages I had to go through.” Hualiwa added that the entire hearing had taught her that adult life was “in a way. may be unfair.”
The World Anti-Doping Organization (WADA) expressed “disappointment” with the ruling that CAS ruled that Hua Liva could compete as usual, believing that CAS did not comply with WADA’s anti-doping code to make a ruling, that is, in the case of a temporary suspension order, no Exemptions for minors are permitted.
The IOC, meanwhile, expressed its views on the ruling in an official tone, saying it “must abide by the rule of law” and therefore “must allow” Huariva to compete. IOC also showedThe award ceremony for the Beijing Winter Olympics figure skating team competition will not be heldat the same time if Hua Liwa won the women’s single skating medal,The award ceremony will also be cancelled。
The women’s single skating short program will start at 6 o’clock this evening. The top 24 players in the short program according to the competition rules can enter the free skating competition on Thursday (17th) to compete for medals. However, the IOC has asked the International Skating Union (ISU) to allow the 25th player to play in the free skating event the day after, on the grounds of fairness, provided that Hualiwa ranks among the top 24 enough to advance, as expected.
On the other hand, the International Olympic Committee also stated that once Hualiwa wins a medal, a “dignified medal award ceremony” will only be held after the anti-doping case in which she is involved is resolved.
After the hearing, CAS pointed out that if Hualiwa was prevented from participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics, it would cause irreparable harm to her. It also believed that there was a serious problem of untimely notification of Hualiwa’s drug test, but it was not her fault, and ruled that Russia The decision by the Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) to revoke Hualiwa’s temporary ban was the appropriate decision.
CAS’ decision to lift Hua Liwa’s ban, in addition to provoking former Winter Olympic gold medalist and South Korean star Kim Yuna to speak out on social media, American star Tara Lipinski, who won the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics, also criticized “Regardless of the age or timing of the test/results, I believe this will leave a permanent scar and imprint on our sport.”
A total of 30 players will participate in the women’s individual skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics. According to the official website of the Olympic Games, Hua Liwa will be the 26th player to appear in tonight’s short program, and the music she will use will be a Russian composer. In Memoriam by Kirill Richter.
Source: Comprehensive foreign media
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