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Russian figure skater Valieva cleared to continue at Olympics

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The IOC has no credibility.

Now everyone knows that it is legal to dope a child because you cannot prove beyond the shadow of the doubt that child knew about it.

I am not surprise because the same female judge that resided of Sharapova's doping scandal was also about of this trial.

This judge is the tank for Russia.

How do all the other competitors feel knowing that they are competing against a known doper that will probably win gold?

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That team gold should go to the Americans!

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It is a very simple question did Kamila Valieva test positive for the banned substance trimetazidine or not?

If Kamila Valieva did then the suspension should stand.

The matter it took six weeks for the result of the test to be processed by a WADA-accredited laboratory in Stockholm, is irrelevant.

The fact still remains did that sample contain the banned substance trimetazidine?

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Common sense and fair play beat out politics. What a surprise!

This whole business smelled of a rat. An Anglo-American rat.

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This ridiculous decision has now opened a Pandora’s box.

Countries with no morals or scruples (yes, I’m looking at you Russia) have basically been given the all clear for the use of banned substances on minors.

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So now you can take a banned drug and win an Olympic gold. That's the modern Olympics for you.

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So now you can take a banned drug and win an Olympic gold. That's the modern Olympics for you.

The sample was tampered with at some point during the 6 week period between the time the test was performed and the results announced.

It's not even a PED!

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There are some parties that are bent on making sure that the Russians

don't get that team gold using the doping as an excuse to commit daylight

robbery. The IOC is supposed to be neutral in this case but it doesn't seem like.

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So now you can take a banned drug and win an Olympic gold. That's the modern Olympics for you.

Tell me how the trimetazidine enhanced her performance in the team routine that she tested negative.

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Now everyone knows that it is legal to dope a child because you cannot prove beyond the shadow of the doubt that child knew about it.

The next step is surely to find out who was involved in giving a banned substance to a child, and prosecute that person or persons to the full extent of the law. Whether the child knew about it, was 'complicit' in it, or even asked for it, is irrelevant. The grown-ups need to be made to take responsibility.

It's child abuse.

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The next step is surely to find out who was involved in giving a banned substance to a child, and prosecute that person or persons to the full extent of the law. Whether the child knew about it, was 'complicit' in it, or even asked for it, is irrelevant. The grown-ups need to be made to take responsibility.

There is a possibility the sample was tainted while on the way to stockholm or while in the stockholm lab.

The fact that WADA didn't follow the rules makes any case they bring up later invalid and questionable.

Using rising cases of the Omicron virus as an excuse is really laughable.

It is a pity and shame that this kid has been used as a pawn in this whole IOC and WADA created

charade.

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The IOC has established a zero-tolerance policy to combat cheating and hold accountable anyone responsible for using or providing doping products. The organisation’s efforts are focused on prevention through detection and deterrence, supported by athlete and entourage education.

https://olympics.com/ioc/fight-against-doping

The whole integrity of the IOC in fact sport is now in question.

How can a competitor irrespective of age and her coaching staff be exempt from being held accountable?

The Court of Arbitration for Sport is by its own conduct/admission not only failed to carry out a duty of care to Kamila Valieva,

Also by their acts or omissions are also complicate in allowing a minor to be subjected to performance enhancing substances abuse administered I suggest by Kamila Valieva coaching team.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport role is now untenable so thus be discharged of its duties.

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Think carefully logically how can Kamila Valieva compete and then possibly stand on the medal podium without being cleared for the banned substance trimetazidine?

Can you not see the conflict?

This is the very reason when a competitor is deemed to have failed a test are suspended from competition.

Sarah Hirshland, the president of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee said she was “disappointed” by the decision.

“It is the collective responsibility of the entire Olympic community to protect the integrity of sport and to hold our athletes, coaches and all involved to the highest of standards,” she added. “Athletes have the right to know they are competing on a level playing field. Unfortunately, today that right is being denied.

“This appears to be another chapter in the systemic and pervasive disregard for clean sport by Russia,” she added. “We know this case is not yet closed, and we call on everyone in the Olympic Movement to continue to fight for clean sport on behalf of athletes around the world.”

In a statement Wada also said it was disappointed by the verdict, questioning whether the Cas panel had correctly applied the rules of its code concerning exceptional sanctions for a minor: “Wada is … disappointed by today’s ruling of the CAS Ad Hoc Division. While Wada has not received the reasoned award, it appears that the Cas panel decided not to apply the terms of the Code, which does not allow for specific exceptions to be made in relation to mandatory provisional suspensions for ‘protected persons’, including minors.”

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/14/kamila-valieva-free-to-compete-at-winter-olympics-after-provisional-doping-suspension-overturned

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The only side to blame is the Russian side. Valieva tested positive for a banned substance in a sample given in December last year, when she won the Russian national championships, by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, not WADA. This sample was sent to a WADA approved laboratory in Sweden, for analysis. In the meantime, after initially having been suspended by the Russian anti-doping agency, she was reinstated by the the same agency for still unknown reasons. The Russians know damned well that this trimetazidine is a banned substance for a Russian athlete was disqualified from the 2018 Olympics for having taken this same stuff. They just don’t seem to care.

I read that there won’t be a medal ceremony for the team event, so that’s not very nice for the other teams and should Valieva win a medal in the singles event, she won’t be allowed to receive a medal during the ceremony.

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There's a lot to this story that is not written. A lot of people are confused about today's decision. Today's decision was not about the doping incident itself.

The decision was SOLELY based on if RUSADA can reinstate her to compete for tomorrow's competition. That's it.

No decision has been made on the doping incident itself. That's why no medal has been given for the team event AND in the case if she places in the top three tomorrow NO medal ceremony is scheduled for that event too, IF (and presumable she will) medal tomorrow. Two medal ceremonies for all teams involved will not be awarded until the core issue of doping is resolved, which today's decision did not.

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6 week's ?

Thats aweful convenient time-line don't ya think ?

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Andrea Raducan should sue the IOC to get her Sydney 2000 Olympic gold medal back.

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Andrea Raducan went to the Court of Arbitration and they ruled against her. Similar in this case, she was not punished by her home NOC or the International Federation. If you want to use Raducan as an example then in this case, she lost her medal but was still allowed to compete and keep her other medals. The case presented to the Court of Arbitration for Valieva was not whether or not she was doped up but rather if she could be unsuspended by RUSADA (which are probably corrupt themselves).

However the case of whether a team medal will be awarded at all will be done later, unfortunately the other teams, (Team USA and Team Japan) will not be able to stand on stage to get their medals until RUSADA holds a hearing, then another hearing held by other IF's /IOC involved. In some cases it takes years before medals are awarded.

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It is just unbelievable that most here are deliberately not asking the question why

Wada didn't conduct a test of the sample within the stipulated 20 days. Secondly, why

did they wait until after the team events and the Russian team emerging as the winner ?

Thirdly, what happened to the B sample.

Too many here passing judgement based on stereotype.

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The title should be "Russian skater cleared to continue doping at the Olympics".

I mean no one is actually stupid enough to think any of the Russian athletes aren't doped, are they? I pity anyone who is so low intelligence they would believe any Russian athlete isn't doped.

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RobFeb. 14 05:56 pm JST

Common sense and fair play beat out politics. What a surprise!

This whole business smelled of a rat. An Anglo-American rat.

EXACTLY!! How long does one have to read media before it becomes clear that the U.S. and the U.K. are consistent, compulsive pathological liars in twisting ANYTHING to favor their current propaganda line including stepping all over a magnificently talented 15 year old athlete? The delay in results and, excluding deliberate sample manipulation, a possibility of a false positive of a trace amount of a non-performance enhancing substance (incompetent replacement workers) in ONE sample with no evidence prior or after that test, and the absolute perfidy of almost all that comes out of the mouths of U.S. and U.K. officials, plus no word on the B sample as drlucifer above has pointed out, begs the charge of pathological unsportsmanlike behavior on the part of the Western voices and their obscene desire to 'win' at any cost and naught but jealousy of a true champion. Any 'doubt' here should clearly rest upon the testing laboratory and the loud protestations of the outraged proven liars 'doth protest too much' whose only aim is to soil and try to ruin perfection. And, as Robfeb said, "Common sense and fair play beat out politics. What a surprise!" For once...

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Valieva tested positive during the Russian championships on December 25 for the banned substance trimetazidine.

Let's not forget that it was the Russian anti-doping authorities who tested her to be positive, not in the West. It was during their national championship

Speaking before CAS released its decision, the IOC said Monday the medals for the team competition would "probably not" be awarded during these Games -- and that the court's decision would only mean Valieva had the green light to continue competing, it did not mean she was cleared of doping.

She could still be banned after the Olympics, but that would still be no consolation for those who finish behind her for being robbed of their proper Olympic ceremonies

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A lot of people say it is not performance enhancing. However it is on the list of banned drugs. A person who takes a drug on the list has to be suspended. That’s all there is to it.

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A few slaps on the wrist will only encourage the Russians to cheat like crazy.

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Lots of people wondering why she had been practicing leading up to this decision, well now it definitely looks like continuing to train while waiting to hear the results of the ruling made sense.

Imagine if she hadn't been practicing up to this point because she was just waiting on the ruling?

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I'd suggest that Valieva volunteer to quit and start it over. She's still young having enough time for future events. Whatever result she would get for the single competition held today, she is subject to tease and criticism, and her career and rest of the life would be ruined or stigmatized.

The CAS decision is very bizzare. They also imply that no ceremony would be held if Valieva wins any medal. Nonsense. What about the other two medal winners who are presumably "clean"? Don't rob innocent athletes of honor due to this messy scandal.

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Tell me how the trimetazidine enhanced her performance in the team routine that she tested negative.

How does that matter? It is the rules. Period. Her tests were positive. She failed. She should have been removed from all competition as soon as that became know.

Russia gets special treatment. Again. By the IoC and sports world.

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