Kamila Valieva will be permitted to continue skating in Beijing 2022 after positive drug test
Today in [pretends to be shocked] news, Russian coaches and athletes continue to face no consequences for doping.
Kamila Valieva was in the news last week for helping Russiathe Russian Olympic Committee secure a gold medal in the figure skating team event, and also two days later for drug test results coming in as positive for Trimetzidine (typically used to treat angina - it increases blood flow to the heart and limits blood pressure swings), which has been a banned substance since 2014. Although her test sample was from late December, there's no doubt that confirmed doping two months before the Olympics would cause an immediate disqualification, right? Right???
In a decision that sent shockwaves through the Olympic sports movement, 15-year-old figure skating Kamila Valieva will be allowed to skate Tuesday in the women single skating competition in Beijing. She had failed a doping test in December. https://t.co/UsBGTuw7jW
- NPR (@NPR) February 14, 2022
I cannot believe that making them use a different name and flag in the Olympics but still allowing them to compete didn't stop Eteri from abusing her skaters!!
Celebs react:
https://instagram.com/p/CZ9CsSFJPpX
[Adam Rippon, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, Meagan Duhamel, Tara and Johnny]
If they are truly worried about the irreparable harm, set her up with proper counseling to deal with the incredibly sad situation she finds herself in and SEND HER HOME. The irreparable harm that will be done is to the entire Olympic Games. She shouldn’t be allowed to compete. https://t.co/6CjoRJ8l0B
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
None of this is fair. You can be heartbroken for this 15 year old girl and at the same time be heartbroken that every other skater in this event will have to compete knowing that the competition is not clean.
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
I am so angry. The ladies event tomorrow is a complete joke. It’s not a real competition and it most likely won’t even have a medal ceremony. So many Olympic experiences stolen from clean athletes who got here without the help of performance enhancing drugs. What a shame.
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
Actually, I’m not numb, I’m shocked, disappointed, ashamed and furious. This makes a mockery of clean competition and underlines the idea that if you’re under 18, skating clean means something different. So unfair to the clean athletes of this event, and this Olympics.
- Ashley Wagner (@AshWagner2010) February 14, 2022
Whaaaaaaaat. Is this for real? I thought we were all expected to compete clean? https://t.co/gaRq7CDnNf
- Mirai Nagasu (@mirai_nagasu) February 14, 2022
I will stand up, even if I’m standing alone, to demand a team medal ceremony for the athletes from the USA and Japan. @ISU_Figure @iocmedia Do not punish them for this. Let them have their moment. https://t.co/5HdUROh6Gg
- Meagan Duhamel (@mhjd_85) February 14, 2022
I strongly disagree with this decision. At the end of the day, there was a positive test and there is no question in my mind that she should not be allowed to compete. Regardless of age or timing of the test/results. I believe this will leave a permanent scar on our sport.
- Tara Lipinski (@taralipinski) February 14, 2022
One more thought. I’ve said this before, she’s just 15. Please keep that in mind. This is a lot for a young person to deal with. I hope that whichever adults faulted her are held ACCOUNTABLE. This is heartbreaking.
- Tara Lipinski (@taralipinski) February 14, 2022
I can’t condone the decision. There was a positive drug test, therefore the athlete who tested positive, at fault or not, regardless of age or timing of test/result, should not be allowed to compete against clean athletes.
- Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) February 14, 2022
Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines? My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady. https://t.co/JtUfmp3F8L
- Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) February 14, 2022
Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | and shoutout to lj-user fauxkaren for help with this post!
Kamila Valieva was in the news last week for helping Russiathe Russian Olympic Committee secure a gold medal in the figure skating team event, and also two days later for drug test results coming in as positive for Trimetzidine (typically used to treat angina - it increases blood flow to the heart and limits blood pressure swings), which has been a banned substance since 2014. Although her test sample was from late December, there's no doubt that confirmed doping two months before the Olympics would cause an immediate disqualification, right? Right???
In a decision that sent shockwaves through the Olympic sports movement, 15-year-old figure skating Kamila Valieva will be allowed to skate Tuesday in the women single skating competition in Beijing. She had failed a doping test in December. https://t.co/UsBGTuw7jW
- NPR (@NPR) February 14, 2022
I cannot believe that making them use a different name and flag in the Olympics but still allowing them to compete didn't stop Eteri from abusing her skaters!!
Celebs react:
https://instagram.com/p/CZ9CsSFJPpX
[Adam Rippon, Ashley Wagner, Mirai Nagasu, Meagan Duhamel, Tara and Johnny]
If they are truly worried about the irreparable harm, set her up with proper counseling to deal with the incredibly sad situation she finds herself in and SEND HER HOME. The irreparable harm that will be done is to the entire Olympic Games. She shouldn’t be allowed to compete. https://t.co/6CjoRJ8l0B
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
None of this is fair. You can be heartbroken for this 15 year old girl and at the same time be heartbroken that every other skater in this event will have to compete knowing that the competition is not clean.
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
I am so angry. The ladies event tomorrow is a complete joke. It’s not a real competition and it most likely won’t even have a medal ceremony. So many Olympic experiences stolen from clean athletes who got here without the help of performance enhancing drugs. What a shame.
- Adam Rippon (@AdamRippon) February 14, 2022
Actually, I’m not numb, I’m shocked, disappointed, ashamed and furious. This makes a mockery of clean competition and underlines the idea that if you’re under 18, skating clean means something different. So unfair to the clean athletes of this event, and this Olympics.
- Ashley Wagner (@AshWagner2010) February 14, 2022
Whaaaaaaaat. Is this for real? I thought we were all expected to compete clean? https://t.co/gaRq7CDnNf
- Mirai Nagasu (@mirai_nagasu) February 14, 2022
I will stand up, even if I’m standing alone, to demand a team medal ceremony for the athletes from the USA and Japan. @ISU_Figure @iocmedia Do not punish them for this. Let them have their moment. https://t.co/5HdUROh6Gg
- Meagan Duhamel (@mhjd_85) February 14, 2022
I strongly disagree with this decision. At the end of the day, there was a positive test and there is no question in my mind that she should not be allowed to compete. Regardless of age or timing of the test/results. I believe this will leave a permanent scar on our sport.
- Tara Lipinski (@taralipinski) February 14, 2022
One more thought. I’ve said this before, she’s just 15. Please keep that in mind. This is a lot for a young person to deal with. I hope that whichever adults faulted her are held ACCOUNTABLE. This is heartbreaking.
- Tara Lipinski (@taralipinski) February 14, 2022
I can’t condone the decision. There was a positive drug test, therefore the athlete who tested positive, at fault or not, regardless of age or timing of test/result, should not be allowed to compete against clean athletes.
- Johnny Weir (@JohnnyGWeir) February 14, 2022
Can we get a solid answer on the difference of her situation and mines? My mother died and I can’t run and was also favored to place top 3. The only difference I see is I’m a black young lady. https://t.co/JtUfmp3F8L
- Sha’Carri Richardson (@itskerrii) February 14, 2022
Sources: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | and shoutout to lj-user fauxkaren for help with this post!