Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was admitted to the Beijing Winter Olympics despite allegedly testing positive for the painkiller trimetazidine, according to Sha Carri Richardson.
Trimetazidine is classified by the World Anti-Doping Agency as a metabolic modulator that is forbidden and might have stimulating effects.
Richardson was removed from Team USA for the relay and the 100-meter event at the Tokyo Olympics last year after testing positive for marijuana, which is illegal despite not being a substance that enhances performance.
What happened to the runner Sha Carri Richardson?
Sha’Carri Richardson claims that after disagreeing with a flight attendant, she was ejected from an American Airlines aircraft. After the incident on Saturday, the American track and field athlete published a number of Instagram stories and postings.
Why did Sha Carri Richardson get kicked out of the Olympics?
When the marijuana test came back positive, Richardson was compelled to miss the Olympics