It is for Russian women. Valieva will be lucky to be in the mix for international assignments in a few years.
See my post from earlier this month to explain WADA's press release today...Wada to take Valieva case to Cas after skater cleared by Rusada
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has announced it will take the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva to the court of arbitration for sportwww.theguardian.com
I am confused how the reporting today on WADA's position and appeal is "news." Hasn't the case been in this position for several months?
I also don't understand Rusada's position. How can an athlete fail a drug test but not be guilty of any doping infraction?
I won't be surprised if they somehow do their very best to make sure she is healthy and scoring well, so that she can 'prove the West wrong' in 2026.
It won't matter how healthy any of their athletes are in 2026 unless Russia withdraws and sues for peace before then.
Russia should not be able to participate internationally in any sport for at least 20 years.
Also on ESPN https://www.espn.com/olympics/figur...russian-skater-kamila-valieva-doping-case-cas
Because she is a protected person! Meaning she is a minor responsible for nothingWada to take Valieva case to Cas after skater cleared by Rusada
The World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) has announced it will take the case of figure skater Kamila Valieva to the court of arbitration for sport
I am confused how the reporting today on WADA's position and appeal is "news." Hasn't the case been in this position for several months?
I also don't understand Rusada's position. How can an athlete fail a drug test but not be guilty of any doping infraction?
Russia shouldn't have sent her.
So then do you suggest the ISU and all other sports do away with Junior-level and lower competitions?
For major events it should be a consideration.
Competing at the senior level is what I mean. The CAS has opened a can of worms
How nice it is to be a minor and not responsible for anything. It is strange that in other sports, minors compete fairly. But doping could seriously improve their results and no punishment. How stupid of them.
The real answer is that coaches and teams around the athletes need to be held accountable as well. It's unfortunate if a minor gets medals and placements taken away, but it's the fairest outcome.
This. I lasted two days before I got tired of the but she's a minor excuse. Having little or no control doesn't mean there shouldn't be consequences. I'll bring up the underage gymnast again. You can't possibly tell me that Dong Fangxiao had any say on her age falsification. Anyone who thinks that she was in on the plan or that she could've prevented it from happening, please PM me so I can introduce you to a lovely Nigerian prince with a ton of cash that needs to be gifted. She wasn't responsible for anything, yet the team was DSQ'd and she was DSQ'd from pretty much every major international competition she competed in. It's not unprecedented for people with little control, or in Dong's case, zero, to be involved in scandals but also be held accountable.
I doubt they would have if they had known. Conversely, if they had known almost immediately, they would have nullified her Nationals result, not sent her to Euros, and put a ban in place that expired just in time for the Olympics. And who would have known since she was a protected person?
I think people are more thinking Russia knew the doping was happening - not that she had been caught.
Right, but are they not going to send their entire team "just in case" someone gets caught? It's not sending her that was arrogant. It was doping and thinking no athlete would ever get caught that was the arrogant part.
Russia loses its Olympic team gold.
The ISU has egg on its face after favouring Eteri for so long
Say it ain't so. Who they trying so hard to impress?
