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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Sean Ingle in Beijing

Kamila Valieva’s choreographer says talented skater has no need for drugs

Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva
Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication in December. Photograph: Andrew Milligan/PA

Kamila Valieva is so talented she does not need to take drugs, her choreographer has insisted, as the brilliant 15-year-old Russian skater waits to see whether she will be sent home from the Winter Games.

The court of arbitration for sport met by video camera on Sunday evening in Beijing to discuss Valieva’s case after she tested positive for the banned angina drug trimetazidine, and says it will announce its verdict over whether her provision suspension should be reimposed on Monday.

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