The Russian Anti-Doping Agency has found that the figure-skating star Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” for her doping violation before the Beijing Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency said in a statement that sharply rebuked Russia’s handling of the case involving one of the country’s top athletes.
The Russian agency said Valieva would not be penalized beyond losing her results in the Russian national championships in 2021, when she tested positive.
The ruling drew a sharp rebuke from WADA, which said it was “concerned by the finding” and would “not hesitate to exercise its right of appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, as appropriate.