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According to several Russian media, Ekaterina Bobrova was found positive in a doping control carried out during the European Championships in Bratislava.
Monday 7 March 2016 5 minutes reading time
Nell''attesa an officer began to do so by the International Federation (ISU), the news & egrave; It has been confirmed in some way by the same skater, who memorize options did not hide his amazement about the situation: "I am rather surprised why & egrave; I have always been very careful about these things, and I was aware that the drug was banned."
Moreover, in a few hours you have followed divese versions about how the banned drug would be hired.
The offending substance, called "Mildronat", but also known as "Meldonium", & egrave; become illegal as of January 1, 2016 as inserted by WADA in the S4 category that includes metabolic hormones and heart medications.
The Meldonium produced in Latvia and habitually used in dell''ex Soviet Union Republics, & egrave; rose to the headlines in February when & egrave; announced the positivity & agrave; of Ukrainian biathletes Olga Abramova and Artem Tyschenko. Both have to memorize options always claimed to have taken the drug under prescription at the end of 2015, if proven hypothesis that should not lead to disqualification in virt & ugrave; the principle "Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege praevia".
Of course, in compliance with the regulations in force, until it will be clarified the circumstances surrounding the positivity & agrave ;, Ekaterina Bobrova no potr & agrave; take part in any international competition. As a result, the couple dancing Bobrova / Soloviev not sar & agrave; the game in the upcoming World Championships in Boston, leaving space for Stepanova / Bukin.
If Bobrova was disqualified, the bronze medal won at recent European Championships would be assigned to the compatriots Sinitsina / Katsalapov, third classified.
The case of positivity & agrave; pi & ugrave; famous in the world of figure skating dates back to 2000 and involved the artistic Russian pair Berezhnaya / Sikharulidze, winner of the Vienna Europeans, but later disqualified because dell''assunzione a stimulant by Elena Berezhnaya. The victory in the continental event was attributed to their compatriots Petrova / Tikhonov and Berezhnaya / Sikharulidze did not participate at the World Championships in Nice because the skater was disqualified for three months. Berezhanya if the cav memorize options with little in the way he managed & igrave; to demonstrate that they have taken an anti-flu medication on prescription, but without being able to inform the 'ISU as is normal.
Another striking case was that of the Russian Yuri Larionov, suspended for eighteen months in the case of positivity & agrave; Previous to the final of the Junior Grand Prix of the season 2007/2008. In recent times (autumn 2013), remembers the disqualification of the Russian Oksana Nagalati, suspended for one year because of a positivity & agrave; found during a stage of the Junior Grand Prix.
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