Overview
- CAS in January 2024 imposed a four-year sanction backdated to December 25, 2021 for a trimetazidine finding, annulling all results from that date.
- Her team began assembling new competitive programs in December after she maintained form through frequent ice shows during the suspension.
- She marked the end of the ban with Telegram photos featuring flowers and balloons, offering no substantive statement on competition plans.
- Prominent voices such as Tatiana Navka, Tatyana Tarasova, and U.S. ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates expressed support or well-wishes.
- Russian media reported that CAS removed the written reasoning of its ruling from its website, drawing renewed attention to transparency questions.