The United States are still waiting to receive the Olympic medals they won in the team skating event at Beijing 2022 due to delays over Kamila Valieva's doping case ©Getty Images

U.S. Figure Skating (USFS) has admitted that it was "deeply frustrated" by the fact that the Olympic medals for the team event at Beijing 2022 have still not been awarded because of the doping case involving Russia's Kamila Valieva.

The United States finished second behind the Russian Olympic Committee in the event on February 7 last year but the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ruled no medals would be presented after the presentation ceremony was postponed following insidethegames' exclusive revelation that Valieva had tested positive for a banned drug.

The first anniversary of the Opening Ceremony of Beijing 2022 is set to be marked tomorrow.

"As we approach the one-year anniversary of the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, U.S. Figure Skating and its athletes are deeply frustrated by the lack of a final decision in the Team Event," USFS said in a statement.

"We're very proud of how our Olympic medalists (sic) have carried themselves with poise and dignity since earning medals in Beijing.

"They have long deserved the recognition that has been withheld due to the ongoing process.

"U.S. Figure Skating calls for a fair and appropriate ruling to rightfully award medals to all clean sport athletes affected by this situation."

The United States finished second in the figure skating team event at Beijing 2022, but could be promoted to the Olympic gold medal if Kamila Valieva is found guilty of a doping offence ©U.S. Figure Skating
The United States finished second in the figure skating team event at Beijing 2022, but could be promoted to the Olympic gold medal if Kamila Valieva is found guilty of a doping offence ©U.S. Figure Skating

To illustrate their frustration, U.S. Figure Skating posted a picture on social media of the Beijing 2022 team of Evan Bates, Karen Chen, Nathan Chen, Madison Chock, Zachary Donohue, Brandon Frazier, Madison Hubbell, Alexa Knierim and Vincent Zhou standing in front of the Olympic rings with their empty medal presentation cases.

The then 15-year-old Valieva tested positive for a banned heart drug trimetazidine after the Russian Championships in Saint Petersburg on December 25 but the result was not revealed until the day after the team event finished.

The Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) announced last month that Valieva, who claimed the positive test was the result of a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication, had been found not guilty by its independent Anti-Disciplinary Committee.

They ruled that there was "no fault or negligence" on the part of Valieva and her only punishment should be to disqualification from the Russian Championships.

RUSADA and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are currently both studying the full text of the decision and will decide whether or not to appeal.

WADA has already admitted it is "concerned" by the finding and the United States Anti-Doping Agency has urged WADA and the International Skating Union to appeal against it.

If Valieva is ruled to have committed a doping offence and banned, then the US will move into the gold medal position, Japan into silver and Canada into bronze.