Joseph Campbell, Karolos Grohmann, Iain Axon

BEIJING, (Reuters) –Russian figure skater Kamila Vaieva claims that her positive drug screen was due to a mixture with her grandfather’s heart medication. An Olympic official stated Tuesday.

Beijing was bracing for an Olympic moment. Beijing will host the single event in which the top 15-year-old figure skaters compete. However, it is unlikely that any of them will win medals at the Winter Games.

Denis Oswald was the International Olympic Committee’s permanent chairman of the disciplinary panel. Valieva claimed that there had been a mix up at a Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) hearing to determine whether she should continue competing.

Oswald stated that Oswald believed her argument was that the contamination occurred with a product her grandfather used.

Oswald’s comments prompted a delay in responding to emails from Reuters.

After a panel consisting of three judges, RUSADA lifted a ban against her from Russia, CAS cleared the Russian teenage to participate in the single women’s event.

However, CAS did not discuss the merits her drug case. This is now awaiting a RUSADA hearing, which will not be expected until after the Winter Games.

Valieva passed her drug test at her Dec. 25 national championships, but it was only Feb. 8 that the results for the banned Angina drug trimetazidine came back positive. She had previously competed at Beijing Games as a team member.

WADA has asked why Russia’s anti-doping agency took so long reporting the results.

B SAMPLE NOT TESTABLE

Oswald stated earlier that Valieva’s B sample was still being analysed despite its initial positive results.

An athlete’s urine must be tested twice under anti-doping laws. A positive athlete’s urine test for banned substances must be reported to the laboratory. RUSADA is the authority responsible for Valieva’s sample.

An athlete may waive the right to have their “B” samples tested but they will be charged with drug charges.

The disciplinary process against an athlete can’t begin until the samples ‘A’ or ‘B are examined.

RUSADA declined to answer questions regarding the reasons why the B sample wasn’t tested.

GLOBAL OUTRAGE

The decision by CAS to allow Valieva to compete on the ground that she would sustain irreparable injury prompted anger from both athletes and officials all over the globe.

Valieva will be awarded a medal ceremony if she finishes among the top three in the women’s single events. The short programme starts Tuesday evening at approximately 6 p.m. and concludes with the free-skating on Thursday.

Valieva is the overwhelming favourite to win the single after she stunned the world with quadruple jumps during the team event.

Russians are in good shape thanks to the outstanding performances of Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova, their team-mates.

Due to Valieva’s positive results, the delayed medal ceremony at the February 7th team event in which Canada, Japan, and the U.S. finished behind Russia Olympic Committee cannot be held.

Oswald said at a press conference, “We want the medal to be allocated to the right person.”

After Monday’s practice, Valieva talked to Russia’s Channel One.

“These (past few days) have been very hard for me,” she stated. It is as if there are no emotions left. “I am both happy and emotionally exhausted.”