Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned heart medication that can boost blood flow and efficiency.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was cleared Monday to compete in the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but as an investigation into doping allegations against the 15-year-old continues, many are wondering if she could eventually be stripped of any medals won during the 2022 games.
According to Monday's announcement, the IOC will not hold a medal ceremony for the women's individual event if Valieva is among the top three finishers. Likewise, the team medal ceremony has been indefinitely postponed until the completion of the investigation into the allegation the skater used trimetazidine, a banned heart medication that can boost blood flow and efficiency.
She also thinks that bypassing the medal ceremony allows the organization to avoid the"very uncomfortable optics" of awarding a medal to someone who the world knows has tested positive for a banned substance.