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ISU demotes Russia to bronze in Olympic figure skating after Kamila Valieva's doping ban

 The Global Skating Association (ISU) has declared that Russia, in the group figure skating occasion at the 2022 Winter Olympics, has been downgraded to bronze following Kamila Valieva's doping boycott.

The 15-year-old skating sensation, who as of late gotten a four-year restriction from the Court of Mediation for Game (CAS), tried positive for trimetazidine in December 2021.


The ISU, because of Kamila Valieva's boycott, led a re-positioning of the group occasion from the Beijing Games. Thusly, the USA has been raised to the gold award, with Japan getting the silver. This choice has left Canada frustrated, as anticipated to be elevated to bronze in different games situations.

The Figure Skating Organization of Russia communicated areas of strength for its with the CAS choice, saying that they "completely" go against the decision. Valieva herself credited her sure test to "defilement by cutlery" imparted to her granddad, who had been treated with trimetazidine. The medication, commonly used to treat angina, feels quite uncertain about its significance to competitors because of its "various incidental effects."

Kamila Valieva's boycott influences the verifiable award standings as well as brings up issues about the age-related classification rules.

WADA rules for "safeguarded people" under 16 ought to have guaranteed Valieva's secrecy. Nonetheless, this case has provoked the ISU to raise the lower age limit for its senior classification from 15 to 17, focusing on the "physical, mental, and profound wellbeing" of contenders.

The S skating crew, presently raised to gold, imagines a fantasy situation at the Paris Olympics in 2024. Ruling world ice dance champions Evan Bates and Madison Chock communicated their craving for a genuine Olympic decoration service, encompassed by the Olympic soul.

"We've mulled over everything," said Chock. "That would be the fantasy situation."

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