Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero tested positive for a banned drug at the Winter Olympics according to the International Testing Agency (ITA).
According to the ITA, a sample collected on February 18 contained a clostebol metabolite that is on the World Anti-Doping Agency’s forbidden list.
In Beijing, Barquero was tested during the couples skating short program.
“The athlete has been informed. She has the right to request the analysis of the B-sample,” said the ITA.
“The matter will thereafter be referred to the anti-doping division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport [Cas] for adjudication under the IOC [International Olympic Committee] anti-doping rules applicable to the Olympic Games Beijing 2022.
“Given that the case is under way, there will be no further comments during the ongoing proceeding.”
The 20-year-old finished 11th in the pairs skating event at the Beijing Olympics with partner Maurizio Zandron.
It’s the fourth positive test from the Olympics, which was also headlined by the case of Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old figure skater.
Despite testing positive for the prohibited angina medicine trimetazidine before the Winter Olympics, Russian Valieva was allowed to compete in Beijing.
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