Loginova told how she learned about Valieva’s positive doping test
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- The head of RUSADA, Veronika Loginova, said that she received a letter about the positive doping test of figure skater Kamila Valieva late in the evening, when she was already driving home, and returned to the office to draw up a notification.
- The result was announced on February 8, 2022, after the Russian team won the team tournament at the Beijing Olympics.
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Why It Matters
Kamila Valieva's positive doping test was associated with the drug trimetazidine. The result became known after the team figure skating tournament at the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, where the Russian team won gold.
The head of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, Veronika Loginova, told how she learned about the positive doping test of figure skater Kamila Valieva. Sports.ru reports this.
The letter about the positive test arrived late in the evening, when Loginova was already on her way home. Colleagues called her, she returned to the office, where she and her employees drew up a notice.
“The letter about Kamila’s positive test arrived in the mail late in the evening, I was already on my way home. Colleagues called, I returned, opened the office, and we drew up a notice. Then everything seemed unreal. Until recently I thought, maybe there’s a TUE, maybe there’s some kind of explanation,” Loginova said.
The result was officially announced on February 8, 2022 - the day after the Russian team with Valieva won team gold at the Beijing Olympics.
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- What sanctions will be applied to Valieva and the Russian team?
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