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Russian figure skating star Baliyeva, who was caught up in the 'doping scandal', will be able to participate in the women's singles event starting tomorrow (15th).
The International Court of Arbitration for Sport held an emergency hearing and allowed her to play, but the controversy continues.
Reporter Seo Dae-won reports.
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The International Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announced the results of an emergency hearing one day before the women's singles match.
[Matthew Lip / Secretary-General of the Court of Arbitration for Sports: CAS has
decided that Balieva can continue to participate in the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games in relation to this issue.]
It was presented on the basis that 'the ban would cause irreparable harm to the player', when the notice was too urgent and the player did not have time to prepare for legal defense.
As a result, she will be able to compete in the women's singles starting tomorrow, Baliyeva participated in the official practice immediately after the decision of the CAS and performed her training normally.
In the midst of a large crowd of reporters, Balieva made a perfect jump as usual.
After she finished her training, she walked away without answering a flood of questions.
The controversy surrounding the 'doping scandal' continued as Baliyeva allowed her to compete.
Participants expressed dissatisfaction.
[Kim Ye-rim / National Figure Skating Team: As the same athlete, I don't think it's a good thing because it's a bit unfair.]
The United States, which won the silver medal in the team event following Russia, said in a statement from the Olympic Committee, "Athletes have the right to compete on equal terms. It was ignored," and strongly opposed the decision of CAS.
(Video coverage: Gong Jin-goo, video editing: Park Chun-bae)