Kamila Valieva's doping test sample contained 3 drugs used to treat heart conditions

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00:00Kamila Voleva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal at

00:05the Beijing Winter Olympics, tested positive for three medications used to treat heart

00:10conditions in a drug test taken in December, the New York Times reported.

00:14Of the three medications found in her sample, only one of them, trimetazidine, is banned

00:19by antidoping officials.

00:21When taken without proper cause, the drug can help bolster endurance and improve circulation.

00:26Both effects could give a high-level figure skater a significant competitive advantage.

00:32While the other two medications in her system, hypoxin and L-carnitine, are not banned, antidoping

00:38officials told the New York Times that the presence of all three drugs in a young, elite

00:42athlete is highly unusual.

00:45Russian officials had claimed that the presence of trimetazidine could have been a mistake.

00:50Voleva was initially slapped with a provisional suspension from Russia's anti-doping agency

00:55R-U-S-A-D-A, after the positive test surfaced.

00:59However, following a swift appeal, the ban was overturned on February 9.

01:04The IOC then challenged that decision in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

01:08On Monday, the court issued a shocking ruling that lifted Voleva's provisional suspension

01:13and paved the way for the team to participate in Tuesday's women's singles skating short program.

01:19Many close to the sport slammed Voleva.

01:21Voleva ended the event in the lead, making her the competitor to beat in Thursday's free

01:25skate.

01:26However, Olympic officials have said that if Voleva places in the event, they will cancel

01:31the medal ceremony for all competitors until her case can be fully closed.