What Russian Skater Tested Positive for Drugs?

What Russian Skater Tested Positive for Drugs?

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said her positive drug test was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication, according to Reuters.

What drug did the Russian skater Test positive for?

The International Testing Agency confirmed earlier this week Valieva also tested positive for trimetazidine, a substance used to treat heart conditions that is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) because it can improve endurance, in a sample collected on December 25 during the Russian Figure Skating ...

What did ROC skater test positive for?

ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance prior to attending the 2022 Winter Olympics in China, NBC Olympics confirmed, as reported by Mike Tirico on NBC's Olympic primetime show Wednesday. The drug, Trimetazidine, is common for patients with angina (chronic chest pain).

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