CNN —The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Wednesday that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva did not meet the burden of proof to overturn her four-year ban for testing positive for trimetazidine.
Valieva had suggested the prohibited substance was in her body because she ate a strawberry dessert her grandfather made for her on the same chopping board on which he crushed up his heart medication.
Trimetazidine is listed as a “metabolic modulator” and its use by athletes is banned, both in and out of competition.
One scenario dubbed the “Grandfather explanation” in the CAS report was that Valieva’s grandfather, Mr. Solovyov, made her a strawberry dessert on a chopping board that was contaminated with his trimetazidine medication.
Japan will receive the silver medal, while Canada – which was left “extremely disappointed” after not being awarded the bronze – remained in fourth place.
Persons:
Kamila Valieva, Valieva, Solovyov, Christine Brennan, disqualifying, backdated
Organizations:
CNN, Sport, USA, Russian Olympic
Locations:
Beijing, Japan, Canada