BEIJING — The Court of Arbitration for Sport will hear the Kamila Valieva doping case on Sunday night here in Beijing, and expects to decide on the Russian figure skating star’s continued participation in the 2022 Winter Olympics on Monday afternoon, some 24 hours before the women’s singles competition begins.
CAS said in a statement Saturday that it would hold an emergency hearing via videoconference at 8:30 p.m. Sunday (7:30 a.m. ET). It said it “anticipated that the decision will be notified to the parties in the afternoon of Monday.”
After hearing arguments, a panel of three arbitrators will decide whether Valieva, who tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned substance, will be eligible to perform a short program on Tuesday night, and compete for a second gold medal Thursday.