Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Has Neutral Athlete Status Revoked, AP Source Says
The ISU also withdrew Mark Kondratiuk’s neutral status and will rule on both appeals by next week, a person familiar with the matter said.
- On Saturday, the International Skating Union revoked Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's neutral athlete status, barring her from international competition this year.
- This decision follows controversies surrounding Valieva's positive test for trimetazidine at the 2022 Beijing Olympics, which led to a ban expiring in December 2025.
- Officials cited a "potential breach of criteria" regarding the war in Ukraine, while teammate Mark Kondratiuk also had his neutral status withdrawn by the ISU.
- Both athletes may escalate the case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if the ISU upholds its decision following appeals due by the middle of next week.
- Last week, the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation urged the ISU to implement stricter background audits for Russian and Belarusian competitors, warning that screening processes failed to enforce neutrality rules.
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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has neutral athlete status revoked: reports
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has had her permission to compete internationally as a neutral athlete revoked, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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Valieva returned to competition in her native Russia last December but has now reportedly had her eligibility to compete internationally revoked
Russian Figure Skater Valieva Has Neutral Status Revoked, Source Says
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will not be able to compete internationally this year, after the sport's governing body revoked her neutral athlete status, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
Figure skating star Kamila Waliewa from Russia is apparently denied the status as a neutral athlete. For the 20-year-old it could come to the next legal tug of war.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has neutral athlete status revoke
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has had her permission to compete internationally as a neutral athlete revoked, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Saturday. The latest twist in
The International Union of Coykobeans (ISU) withdrew the neutral status granted in August to the Russian figure Kamila Walieva, which allowed her to compete in international competitions, informed RIA Newsti of an unnamed source.
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