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Fears raised over teen Valieva’s mental wellbeing ahead of CAS verdict
Kamila Valieva with her coach Eteri Tutberidze during a practice session today
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KAMILA VALIEVA took to Olympic ice again on Sunday, as fears were raised about her mental wellbeing ahead of an expected verdict by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) over her right to stay at the Games.
The 15-year-old went through her usual warm-up routine at the figure skating practice hall while an ad-hoc CAS committee met to consider a series of appeals against the decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to lift a provisional suspension imposed upon the skater following a positive test for the banned heart medication trimetazidine.
The International Testing Agency (ITA), the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) and the International Skating Union (ISU) are challenging Valieva’s right to stay in the Games ahead of the start of the women’s singles competition on Tuesday.
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