“This news is not true: I’m still skating. If I were disqualified, I wouldn’t be able to do it, but I need to ask my manager about these rumors.” Daniel Grassl about missing 3 doping tests
Italian figure skater Daniel Grassl has left the group of Eteri Tutberidze because of anti-doping regulations.
source: agi.it
21-year-old Italian skater Daniel Grassl has missed three anti-doping tests. For this violation, he could face a suspension of one to two years. The news was reported to AGI by sources in Russian sports. Nado Italia is also aware of the anti-doping code violation.
Grassl, who has since left Moscow, violated anti-doping rules, and according to reports, the reasons are related to a technical error in the athlete’s testing tracking system (Adams). The news is also reported by the Russian news agency Ria Novosti.
Grassl, a skater from Merano in South Tyrol, representing the Fiamme Oro sports club, a four-time Italian figure skating champion, left the Russian capital and, consequently, Eteri Tutberidze, the famous coach of many champions, including Kamila Valieva. Grassl’s departure, which took place between Christmas and New Year last year, had raised many questions.
Now, Grassl will be coached in Turin by Edoardo De Bernardis. Nado Italia, the Italian anti-doping agency, is aware of the ‘missing tests’: there are currently no sanctions against Grassl, but the athlete risks a suspension of one to two years. Skipping anti-doping tests does not mean testing positive for doping but rather violating the World Anti-Doping Code, and thus, the violation is penalized.
“I’m not aware of this news. For me, it was difficult to live alone in Moscow, but I don’t know anything about anti-doping violation. This news is not true: I’m still skating. If I were disqualified, I wouldn’t be able to do it, but I need to ask my manager if this rumor is circulating,” Daniel Grassl said regarding the three missed anti-doping tests, of which Nado Italia is aware.
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