The 15-year-old Russian figure-skating sensation facing a doping charge will have her fate decided at an expedited hearing Sunday.
The international Court of Arbitration for Sport is expected to rule on Monday on whether Kamila Valieva can compete — less than 24 hours before the women’s individual event.
Valieva won gold in team figure skating last week, when she landed the first quadruple jump by a woman in Olympic history. However, that medal ceremony was postponed after a December test came back positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication that can increase blood flow and endurance.
Whether the Russians lose that gold — which would then go to the American team — will not be decided Sunday.
Valieva landed the first quadruple jump by a woman in Olympic history. Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThe Russian Anti-Doping Agency handed her an automatic ban from competition, before lifting it on appeal. The International Olympic Committee, plus the World Anti-Doping Agency, then brought their challenge to the international sport court.
On Saturday, Valieva’s coach, Eteri Tutberidze, told Russian TV: “We are absolutely sure that Kamila is innocent and clean.”
With Post wires





