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Russian anti-doping agency allowed Kamila Valieva to compete in Olympics despite failed drug test

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CNN By Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday.

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  1. Forbes

    Figure Skater Kamila Valieva—Gold Medal Favorite—Reportedly At Center Of Russian Drug Scandal At 2022 Olympics (opens Forbes)

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    Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing on Wednesday, Reuters reports citing Russian newspaper RBC, putting into question a gold medal for the Russian team in figure skating, and the 15-year-old’s gold medal prospects into question after she be...

  2. The Week

  3. Forbes

    Kamila Valieva: What We Know About Russian Olympic Skater’s Reported Positive Drug Test (opens Forbes)

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    The 15-year-old’s gold medal from her record-setting performance in the team competition may be in question, along with her eligibility for the individual competition.

  4. Christian Science Monitor

    Will drug test thwart Russian skater's chance for gold? (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Kamila Valieva, a Russian skating prodigy and a favorite for Olympic gold, has tested positive for a banned drug. Russian Olympians are competing as ROC (Russian Olympic Committee) in Beijing after the country was banned due to a doping scheme at the 2014 Olympics.

  5. Deutsche Welle

    Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 Digest: Doping controversy in figure skating | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug, according to Russian media. She was part of the team that won gold on Tuesday, but the award ceremony was delayed due to "legal consultation."

  6. Omaha World-Herald

    Report: Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian superstar who was expected to deliver her nation its third straight Olympic gold medal in women's figure skating, tested positive for a

  7. The Brunswick News

    Russian skating star Valieva practices at Olympics hours after it's revealed she failed a test for banned medication (opens The Brunswick News)

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    BEIJING (AP) — Russian skating star Valieva practices at Olympics hours after it's revealed she failed a test for banned medication.

  8. The Hill

    Russian skater tests positive for banned drug: reports (opens The Hill)

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    The Russian figure skater who tested positive for a banned drug Wednesday was revealed by Russian media to be 15-year-old Kamila Valieva.

  9. France 24

    Russian Olympic skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug: reports (opens France 24)

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    The 15-year-old figure skating star Kamila Valieva, who led Russia to team gold at the Beijing Olympics this week, tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Games, Russian media have r…

  10. The Hill

    Russian Olympian practices amid reports of positive drug test (opens The Hill)

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    Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva, who reportedly tested positive for a banned drug late last year, turned up for practice on Thursday amid international interest in the case.

  11. Newsweek

    Russian olympian Kamila Valieva tests positive for banned drug, report says (opens Newsweek)

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    The 15-year-old is the heavy favorite to win the gold medal in figure skating.

  12. Deutsche Welle

    Beijing 2022: Mystery surrounds Russian skater doping case | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Questions abound in the first big doping case of the Beijing Winter Olympics — that of Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva. Games officials have said it is a legal issue but declined to comment further.

  13. KTVZ Bend

    Russian anti-doping agency allowed Kamila Valieva to compete in Olympics despite failed drug test (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    CNN By Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday.

  14. Al Jazeera

    Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Olympic testers say trimetazidine was found in a sample taken at the Russian national championships in December.

  15. The Guardian

    ROC skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for banned substance, ITA confirms (opens The Guardian)

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    The 15-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine in a sample that was collected on Christmas Day

  16. CBS News

    Young star skater's Olympic fate hangs in the balance over positive doping test, as U.S. and Russia disagree yet again (opens CBS News)

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    Moscow calls a scandal over Kamila Valieva's positive test for a banned drug a "misunderstanding." Others see abuse of a young athlete in a tainted "Russian state system."

  17. KRDO

    Timeline of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's failed drug test (opens KRDO)

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    By CNN Sports staff The doping scandal surrounding Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva has rocked the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who helped the ROC take home gold in the figure skating team event, was allowed to compet…

  18. France 24

    Russian Olympic teen skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug (opens France 24)

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    Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva failed a drugs test in December, Olympic testers confirmed Friday, and the IOC is now appealing against Russia's decision to allow her to continue competing i…

  19. Breitbart News

    Russia, Already ‘Banned’ from Olympics for Doping, Caught Doping Again (opens Breitbart News)

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    15-year-old Russian figure skating champion Kamila Valieva tests positive for a banned drug that could cost Russia its team gold medal.

  20. Deutsche Welle

    Beijing 2022: Doping hearing to decide Russian skater's fate | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    The International Testing Agency says it will challenge a decision that lifted a ban on Russian skater Kamila Valieva. The 15-year-old tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

  21. The Daily Caller

    15-Year-Old Figure Skater Tests Positive For Banned Substance. Russia Refuses To Give Back Medal (opens The Daily Caller)

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    A 15-year-old figure skater tested positive for a banned substance before her gold-medal-winning performance, and she later refused to give her back her medal.

  22. Newsweek

    Kamila Valieva's positive drugs test raises specter of Russia's Olympic scandals (opens Newsweek)

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    The International Olympic Committee is appealing the decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to allow the 15-year-old figure skater to compete in Beijing.

  23. Portland Press Herald

    Expedited hearing to decide Russian skater Valieva’s Olympic fate (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

  24. NPR

    A doping scandal at the Olympics has some questioning the Games' credibility (opens NPR)

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    More confusion regarding Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva. Her right to compete in the women's event is due to be decided before Tuesday. She failed a doping test in December.

  25. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Doping hearing to decide Russian skater's Olympic fate (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's right to compete in the women's event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

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