In December 2018 the International Skating Union (ISU) has reported an anti-doping rule violation against the Russian Athlete Anastasia Shakun after her sample tested positive for the prohibited substance Furosemide. After notification the Athlete gave a prompt admission, denied the intentional use, filed a statement in her defence, accepted a provisional suspension and the sanction proposed by the ISU.
Here the ISU accepted the Athlete’s explanation that the substance was used prior to the competition for medical reasons because of an eye swelling and under advise given in a pharmacy while she was unaware that this substance was on the prohibited list.
Therefore the ISU Disciplinary Commission decides on 3 April 2019 to impose a 1 year period of ineligibility on the Athlete starting on the date of the sample collection, i.e. on 10 November 2018.
