Russian Skater’s Strawberry Dessert Explanation Was Rejected by Judges in Olympic Doping Case

Russian Skater’s Strawberry Dessert Explanation Was Rejected by Judges in Olympic Doping Case
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Feb. 7, 2022. David J. Phillip/AP Photo
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PARIS—A strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication might have caused Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s positive doping test, her lawyers argued at sport’s highest court, which rejected the explanation and banned her for four years.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Wednesday published the 129-page detailed ruling from its three judges to explain why they imposed the ban last week on Valieva.