MOSCOW (AP) — Former European ice dancing champion Ekaterina Bobrova has told Russian media she failed a doping test, ruling her and her partner Dmitry Soloviev out of the World Championships in Boston this month.
Bobrova told Russian agency R-Sport that she tested positive for the heart medication meldonium, which is banned in sport, after finishing third at the European Championships in January.
Bobrova and Soloviev were Olympic gold medalists in the team event in 2014 and won the European title in 2013.
Bobrova said her failed test was “a big shock for all of us” because she had been careful to avoid products containing banned substances and had been specifically warned about meldonium, which became illegal on Jan.