Bulletin by Stéphanie Lambert

Kotyuga Returns

In ISU Communication No 1360, the ISU informed Members about the decision of the ISU Appeals Commission in the above-mentioned case and also informed Members that the ISU has decided to file an appeal to CAS, and further, that due to the appeal, the AC decision is not final and binding and accordingly Ms. Anzhelika Kotiuga is not reinstated until a decision of the CAS on the merits of the case is rendered (Article 22, paragraph 11 of the ISU Constitution). The ISU appeal is now before the CAS. The ISU is assured that the CAS will come to a prompt decision on the merits of the case. In the interim, Anzhelika Kotiuga and the Skating Union of Belarus applied to CAS for provisional measures allowing Anzhelika Kotiuga to be reinstated to compete pending a CAS final decision on the merits of the case. On January 9, 2006 the ISU received the CAS decision upholding the application for provisional measures filed by Anzhelika Koituga and The Skating Union of Belarus. Consequently, pending a final CAS decision on the merits of the case, the skater is entitled to enter ISU sanctioned competitions with immediate effect.
Furthermore, the ISU Council accepted that Anzhelika Kotiuga may be entered and can participate in the 2006 ISU World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, January 21-22, 2006 in Heerenveen (NED).

Source: ISU

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