The move by the World Anti-Doping Agency to supersede Russian officials comes amid delays and distrust in how the figure skater’s case is being handled.
In a stunning show of mistrust for the way that Russian officials are handling the doping case of Kamila Valieva, the figure skating star from the Beijing Games, the World Anti-Doping Agency has wrested the case from them and filed an appeal directly to the highest court in sports.