[Archyde.com]–Camira Wariewa (15), the women’s representative of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, mistakenly said her grandfather’s heart disease medicine in an interview with alleged doping. He explained that it was the cause of the positive reaction.
Denis Oswald, head of the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Disciplinary Commission, said yesterday that Wariewa responded to an interview with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
Wariewa underwent a doping test at the Russian Championship on December 25, last year, but on February 8, following the opening of the Beijing Olympics, she tested positive for the angina pectoris drug “trimetazidine,” which has been designated as a banned drug. It turned out that it was showing.
CAS upheld the decision of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), which lifted the suspension of Wariewa on the 14th. As a result, Wariewa will be able to participate in the single short program (SP) to be held on the 15th.
There is no medal award ceremony for the figure skating mixed team that ROC won, and even if Wariewa is in the top 3 in the women’s singles, the ceremony will not be held during the tournament.
“I want to give the medal to the right person,” Oswald said, pointing out that the ceremony needs to be postponed because the drug allegations have not been resolved. “The 15-year-old will not commit a violation alone,” he said.