The World Anti-Doping Agency has warned the Russian Anti-Doping Agency it will take the case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if the Russian agency does not promptly resolve its investigation.
WADA President Witold Banka wrote Thursday on Twitter that the agency "has now put RUSADA under formal notice that unless the matter is resolved promptly it will use its right to take it directly to the Court of Arbitration for Sport."
Valieva won the team event as a member of the Russian Olympic Committee at this year's Beijing Winter Olympics before her failed drug test from December 2021 was revealed.
The then 15-year-old appealed a provisional suspension and was allowed to compete in the women's individual event. She fell several times in the free skate and finished in a tearful fourth.
The Russian agency has said it will treat the case as confidential and will not publish a verdict.
A medal ceremony for the Beijing Olympics figure skating team event has not yet taken place. The United States is provisionally in the silver medal position behind Russia, with Japan in bronze.
In her defense, Valieva said the positive test was the result of a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication.
The case further damaged Russia's already tarnished record on doping prevention and shone a spotlight on the support staff of young athletes.
Russian athletes were already competing without their flag and national anthem at the Beijing Olympics because of separate doping sanctions.