Valieva Files ECHR Appeal Over Doping Ban
Moscow, Aug 8. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has accepted the complaint of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva against the decisions of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the Federal Court of Switzerland regarding her four-year disqualification for violating anti-doping rules.
Consensus
- Kamila Valieva filed complaints with the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) regarding her four-year doping ban.
- The ECHR has registered Valieva's complaints for consideration.
- The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) imposed a four-year ban on Valieva in January 2024 for a positive doping test.
- The ban was based on the presence of trimetazidine in a sample taken on December 25, 2021.
- All of Valieva's results from December 25, 2021, onward were annulled.
- The Swiss Federal Supreme Court refused to review the CAS decision in October 2025.
- Valieva was granted a neutral status to compete internationally in August 2025.
- The International Skating Union (ISU) revoked Valieva's neutral status in early September 2025.
- Valieva has appealed the revocation of her neutral status.
- The ECHR is considering two complaints from Valieva related to violations of Articles 6, 8, and 13 of the European Convention on Human Rights.
Points of divergence
- Valieva's neutral status was revoked because she participated in pro-war events, including attending Vladimir Putin's inauguration in 2024, and the ISU did not specify the reason for the revocation. — meduza
- The ISU may have reconsidered the neutral status after a request from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. — tg_tvrain
- The ISU may have reconsidered the status after a request from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Union, and Valieva resumed competition in January 2026. — tvrain
- The ISU revoked Valieva's neutral status one day before her departure to Tokyo for the Kinoshita Cup, and both Valieva and another Russian skater, Mark Kondratyuk, filed appeals. — vesti
- The revocation of Valieva's neutral status may have been prompted by a letter from the Ukrainian Figure Skating Federation. — kommerant
- The CAS decision led to the loss of Valieva's gold medal at the 2022 European Championships and her gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Russian Championships in 2021, 2022, and 2023. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (6 sources)
- Figure skater Kamila Valieva appealed four-year disqualification in ECHR case on doping — Meduza
- ECHR began considering Kamila Valieva's complaints on decisions regarding her disqualification from doping — Дождь (Telegram)
- ECHR began considering Kamila Valieva's complaints on decisions regarding her disqualification from doping case — Дождь
- ECHR will consider Valieva's appeal on her disqualification in the doping case — Вести
- ECHR accepted Valieva's appeal against her disqualification decision — Коммерсантъ
- European Court of Human Rights accepted appeal of figure skater Valeyeva regarding her disqualification for violation of a... — ТАСС (Telegram)
Key entities
- Camille Valieva
- ECtHR
- CAS
- Switzerland
- European Court of Human Rights
- Federal Court
- Moscow
- Russia
- TASS
- European Court
- Strasbourg (ECHR)