Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Olympics. The verdict comes almost two years after the doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after her doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.

The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport means the Russians are set to be stripped of the gold medal in figure skating’s team event. The United States finished second and is set to be named Olympic champion instead.

The International Olympic Committee decided not to present any medals for the event in Beijing, where the 15-year-old Valieva was the star performer hours before her positive test for a banned heart medicine was revealed.

CAS said it upheld appeals led by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which asked the court to disqualify Valieva from the Olympics and ban her. A Russian sports tribunal had cleared her of any blame.

  • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.worldEnglish
    791·
    9 months ago

    That took a long fucking time. Opposed to the US sprinter who tested positive for a non-performance enhancing drug (weed) and was giving a suspension just 9 days after initial test results. Keeping her from even going to her games.

    This girl had tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and was still allowed to compete. So they could take the next two years to get their shit together. Look I know she was 15 and probably had a choice on where to take them, but that doesn’t justify the wildly different responses.

    https://www.nbcnews.com/news/sports/sha-carri-richardson-could-miss-olympics-after-failed-drug-test-n1272960

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    • meat_popsicle@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      51·
      9 months ago

      Hmm.

      One has slightly higher melanin than the other. Surely, that couldn’t contribute to the difference in results there.

      • Neon@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I’m pretty sure it has more to do with the Fact that Russia is known to bribe and Sports Organizations are known to get bribed.

      • Everythingispenguins@lemmy.worldEnglish
        31·
        9 months ago

        But it wasn’t. Sha’Carri Richardson had her suspension handed to her much much faster. Additional Valieva took away the other competitors chance to stand in metal ceremony positions they deserved. That is something that can never be given back.

      • Kbobabob@lemmy.worldEnglish
        261·
        9 months ago

        it should be treated in the same way

        So they should have been allowed to compete and then take 2 years to figure it out?