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Kamila Valieva’s Four-Year Doping Ban Ends, Clearing Her to Compete

The 19-year-old is training under coach Svetlana Sokolovskaya at Tatiana Navka’s academy.

Overview

  • CAS imposed a four-year suspension from December 25, 2021 after finding trimetazidine in a pre-Olympic sample and annulled all results from that date.
  • With eligibility restored on December 25, 2025, Valieva has not yet announced where or when she will enter competitions.
  • She has been returned to the ISU anti-doping testing pool for the 2025–26 season.
  • Valieva marked the end of her suspension with Telegram photos featuring flowers and balloons noting the date.
  • CAS has reportedly removed the reasoned decision in her case from its website, drawing fresh questions about transparency.