Valieva’s Negative Doping Test Result Defended by Chinese Media

Kamila Waliyeva (Russian Olympic Committee, ROC), a 15-year-old female figure skater at the Beijing Olympics, tested positive for doping, but in an unusual decision, was allowed to compete and came out on top in the short program (SP) on March 15.

While there has been a lot of controversy, the local media in China, the host country of the Olympics, had already reported on the “suspicion” a day before the International Testing Agency (ITA), which is in charge of doping tests, announced on February 11 that Waliwa’s sample had tested positive.

Suzhou City Network, a local media outlet in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, located west of Shanghai, China, published an article on February 10 titled ” Doping allegations against Russia’s rising figure skater Walieva: What is going on? The article was titled “What the hell is going on?

In the article, there is an angry statement from Tatiana Navka, the wife of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov, who won the gold medal in ice dancing at the Turin Olympics.

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is maliciously provoking the Russian delegation.

Nafka questions whether the test results were scientifically fair, whether Walieva really doped, and whether it is a conspiracy by WADA.

He also commented that it was unclear why the test results were released at this time.

It is a disgrace to the Russian team. It is a disgrace to the Russian delegation and affects the morale of the participating athletes.

There is no mention on the site of what exactly Navka is referring to when he points out that “the test results were issued in an opaque manner.

In addition, the “World Wide Web,” an affiliate of the People’s Daily, the official newspaper of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, published an article on April 15 with the headline, ” Waliwa comments on doping case for the first time: ‘I’m happy to participate in the Games, but I’m mentally exhausted. It reported the facts so far in a straightforward manner.

In response to the statement released by the ROC on December 11, after Waliwa’s positive test came to light, that “the positive test came on December 25 last year, which does not fall within the period of the Olympics,” and that “the results of all doping tests in Beijing were negative,” the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Explanation. It said that a ban would cause irreparable injury. She also defended her decision, saying that Waliyeva did not get a chance to refute the test results (last December) because of the delay in releasing them.

It also quoted a local Russian news agency as saying, “I am happy to participate in the competition.

I’m happy to be here, I’m mentally exhausted.
The past week has been very painful for me and I am finally mentally free. When I learned of the final verdict, I cried tears of happiness.
I am happy that the International Sports Tribunal has ruled correctly. I am happy that the International Sports Tribunal has ruled correctly, and I will continue to participate in the Beijing Olympics and do my best to demonstrate my abilities.

A reader’s comment on the article raised the “US conspiracy” theory. In the comments to this article, a “U.S. conspiracy theory” was developed, claiming that if Walieva is found guilty of doping and Russia is deprived of the gold medal it won in the women’s team competition, the U.S., which won the silver medal, will move up and win the gold medal.

＜Even if K-po (as she is called in China, an acronym for Kamila Waliyeva) had not participated in the individual competition, the gold medal would have gone to Matryoshka (the Russian) anyway. However, if Waliyeva is banned, the U.S. will be able to come out on top in the team competition. This would be the real goal.

This comment was followed by a reader’s “US conspiracy theory” as follows

＜What a darkness. What a darkness, a nation bullying a girl. Waliwa is actually very strong, so if she plays, no other country will have a chance.

＜Even if they were able to participate in the games, their chances of winning would be diminished, as they would have already been severely affected. The goals of the initiators of the case have basically been achieved.

＜I would like to thank the Tribunal for its final and accurate ruling.

The distance between China and Russia or the U.S. may have an impact in this area. In any case, it is very interesting that there is so much difference in the tone of the debate in each country.

Walieva’s rivals, who tested positive for doping but were allowed to participate in the competition, citing the fact that she was under 16 years old and required guardianship as the main reason, began to openly criticize her, saying that it was not fair and that it was a shame that such a thing happened at the Olympics. On the other hand, Walieva herself, who topped the SP on the 15th, did not respond to questions from the press in the interview area, and did not attend the press conference that the top three were scheduled to attend.

If the ruling remains in the “gray” and Wallieva leaves China without saying a word, the current state of speculation will continue, with speculation leading to speculation at home and abroad.