Beijing Olympics: Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete in next event

Beijing Olympics: Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete in next event

by Joseph Anthony
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An electronic screen, installed on the facade of a building, shows an image of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva in Moscow, Russia February 13, 2022. A slogan on the screen reads: “Kamila, we are with you!” REUTERS/Lev Sergeev NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the womenโ€™s single in figure skating at the Beijing Olympics after a decision by sportโ€™s top court CAS on Monday.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had upheld the Russian Anti-Doping Agencyโ€™s decision to lift a ban on the 15-year-old, who tested positive for a banned substance on Dec. 25, in a statement released on its website on Monday.
The result of the positive drug test was not revealed until Feb. 8 after Valieva had competed in the team event at the Winter Games, dazzling the world with the first quad jumps ever completed in the womenโ€™s Olympic competition.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC), the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU) had appealed RUSADAโ€™s decision to lift the provisional doping suspension of Valieva.
The womenโ€™s single, an event for which Valieva is hot favourite, starts with the short programme on Tuesday and concludes on Thursday with the free skating.

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