Overview

• Kamila Valieva, a Russian figure skater, is currently serving a four-year ban after testing positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication.
• The Court of Arbitration for Sport imposed the ban, which was backdated to her positive test at the Russian national championships in December 2021.
• The ban resulted in the Olympic Committee being stripped of its team gold medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.
• Valieva claims the positive test might have been due to accidental consumption of her grandfather's heart medication.
• Despite the ban, Valieva remains confident about her return to the sport, receiving support from Russian sports figures and planning to resume competition once her suspension ends.