— Published on November 13, 2023

Decision in January in the Valevia case

Skating

Patience. The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced in a press release: its decision concerning the Kamila Valieva case will not be rendered before the beginning of 2024. Initially scheduled for September 28, 2023, but postponed to allow the parties concerned to gather all the necessary documents, the hearing was finally able to take place on Thursday 9 and Friday 10 November. It was concluded by the final arguments of all parties, namely the young Russian skater on one side, the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA), the International Skating Union (ISU) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). ) the other. The CAS will now deliberate. And he intends to take his time. Her " arbitral award” will not be notified to the parties before the end of January 2024. Until then, the final result of the team figure skating event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will therefore remain pending.