BEIJING: Russian teenage determine skater Kamila Valieva has failed a medicine take a look at, as doping reared its head on the Beijing Winter Video games on Friday.

Here’s what we know to date:

Who’s Kamila Valieva?

The 15-year-old determine skater grew to become the primary girl in historical past to provide a quadruple bounce at an Olympics to assist Russia win crew gold on Monday.

She can also be the favorite to win the person occasion within the Chinese language capital, which begins on February 15.

The medals ceremony for the crew competitors did not happen as scheduled on Tuesday — the primary signal one thing was miss.

What has she accomplished?

In response to the Worldwide Testing Company (ITA), a pattern was collected from right here on December 25 on the Russian championships in Saint Petersburg.

A World Anti-Doping Company-accredited laboratory in Stockholm discovered that she examined constructive for trimetazidine, a metabolic agent used for the remedy of angina and vertigo however banned by WADA as a result of it will possibly improve blood movement effectivity and assist endurance.

What occurred subsequent?

The outcome was reported on February 8, the day after Valieva helped Russia win gold, and the Russian anti-doping company RUSADA instantly suspended her. Valieva challenged the suspension on February 9 and RUSADA lifted it that very same day, permitting her to proceed competing in Beijing.

What about her Olympics?

Valieva is due to participate within the particular person competitors in Beijing subsequent week and is among the favourites for the gold medal.

She was nonetheless practising on Friday however her Olympics hold within the steadiness.

The IOC, the Worldwide Skating Union (ISU) and WADA are all interesting in opposition to the choice to carry the suspension earlier than the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

A choice is predicted earlier than the person competitors begins on Tuesday.

What are folks saying?

The IOC hopes there will likely be a decision as quickly as doable. “Such cases are not helpful to the Games,” stated spokesman Mark Adams.

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has made plain its anger, saying Valieva has the correct to compete and her crew gold medal ought to stand. It additionally stated that the teenage skater had taken, and handed, a doping take a look at on the Video games.

The Kremlin additionally gave the skater its full backing.

Why are ‘Russia’ not Russia on the Olympics?

That is simply the most recent doping scandal surrounding Russian athletes lately at Olympic Video games.

Russian rivals are participating in Beijing because the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) after the nation was banned due to an enormous state-sponsored doping scheme at its residence 2014 Sochi Olympics.