CAS suspended Valieva for four years for violating anti-doping rules. On December 25, 2021, on the day of the free program at the Russian Championship, the Russian woman passed a positive doping test for the prohibited drug trimetazidine.
This became known after the team tournament at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, where the figure skater won a gold medal as part of the Russian team. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to hold an award ceremony for medalists in team competitions.