Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The verdict from the Court of Arbitration for Sport comes almost two years after Valieva's 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.

  • PrincessLeiasCatEnglish
    1241·
    10 months ago

    Man I feel bad for her. She was only 15 and probably didn’t have much of a say in the matter. It’s the right call, but still, I do feel for her.

    • brbpostingEnglish
      49·
      10 months ago

      Imagine if she coulda won without potentially risking her health with drugs, too.

      • girlfreddy@lemmy.caEnglish
        55·
        10 months ago

        She probably had no choice in the matter and trusted her coach and medical team to do the right thing.

        Kids in the Olympics is a double edged sword.

        • brbpostingEnglish
          16·
          10 months ago

          Indeed. Shoulda said something like:

          Right. Imagine too if she could’ve won even without the drugs she was supplied (by those who may have paid little mind to their potential long-term health impacts on her).

      • circuscritic@lemmy.caEnglish
        48·
        10 months ago

        This reminds me of when Trump called a race horse a junkie after winning the Kentucky Derby and being disqualified for a failed drug test. As if the horse was tying off and shooting up in the stable outhouse.

        While this child has more agency than a horse, it’s not like she had a choice in the matter.

        Is it right for her for be DQ’d? Yes, but she’s still a victim.

        Don’t lose sight of the fact that she’s was a child made to take drugs by her own government.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          6·
          10 months ago

          This reminds me of when Trump called a race horse a junkie after winning the Kentucky Derby and being disqualified for a failed drug test.

          Wait…

          Trump literally compared himself to a racehorse yesterday to show how he has good genes (because his uncle was an MIT professor and apparently the brother of a winning racehorse is just as good as a winning racehorse).

        • villainy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          10 months ago

          As if the horse was tying off and shooting up in the stable outhouse.

          This episode of BoJack just got real dark.

        • brbpostingEnglish
          23·
          10 months ago

          Ya :( Wonder if skating in the first place was at least a voluntary decision.