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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
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BEIJING (AP) — Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, relying on her experience to deliver a clean performance…
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Valieva wins 1st place in Olympic women's short program
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will vie for gold in one of the Olympics' most high profile events Tuesday, after being cleared to compete amid a doping controversy that's cast a shadow over Russia's involvement in the Games.
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal in Beijing.
Russian teenage figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva was on Monday cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing in the Beijing Olympics despite failing a doping test.
Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian figure skating star, will be permitted to compete at the Beijing Olympics, officials said on Monday, but medals will be withheld until her doping case is settled.
Figure skater Kamila Valieva will have the chance to win a second gold at the Beijing Games after a doping suspension was lifted. The Russian won in the team competition and is a favorite for individual gold.
On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who failed a December drug test, can compete. A longer-term investigation will determine if Ms. Valieva can keep the gold medal she helped secure for the Russian team.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the women’s short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night.
The Russian skater who recently tested positive for a banned substance scored 82.16 in the short program after being allowed to compete in the single skating event by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Valieva broke into tears after she dazzled with a slew of lutzes and spins, scoring 82.16 and putting her at the top of the women's figure skating leaderboard.
The Russian skater who recently tested positive for a banned substance scored 82.16 in the short program after being allowed to compete in the single skating event by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Russia's Kamila Valieva placed top in the Olympic figure skating short programme Tuesday, after being allowed to compete despite testing positive for a banned substance before the Games.
BEIJING (AP) — Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, relying on her experience to deliver a clean performance…
Kamila Valieva finished fourth in the Olympic women’s figure skating final on Thursday after her error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold, as a doping scandal took its…
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva shocked the figure skating world by stumbling into fourth place in the women's single event on Thursday in the wake of her doping controversy, ensuring the medal cerem…
Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.
