Episode 9

After a two-year saga, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, an international body established in
1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration, rendered its verdict in the case of
Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva, who was at the center of the 2022 Winter
Olympic doping scandal. It concluded that Valieva had violated anti-doping rules, by testing
positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine, and banned her from competition for four
years, while prohibiting the Russian team from claiming the gold medal it had won during the
competition. Although the Court of Arbitration’s verdict was direct and final, the domino effect
it’s had on the teams of other nations that placed second, third, and fourth in the
competition—the U.S., Japan, and Canada—has revealed a level of bureaucracy that puts the
Court in question due to its inability to deal with the fallout from its decision. Hear Professor
Mark Conrad, J.D., weigh in on the consequences of the Court’s actions and how it is affecting
the athletes and teams that were involved in this much publicized case. Tune in Now!

 

Host: Mark Conrad

Producer: Victoria Ilano

Additional Production: Jeffrey Haynes

Artwork: Pamela V. White

Marketing: Michelle Miller

Music: "MarcusWay/Energetic Pop Punk/Tribe of Noise"