Winter Olympics LIVE: Russian skater Kamila Valieva will return to ice as Eileen Gu wins silver
LIVE – Updated at 05:13
Russia Sport News
Olympics-Valieva argued positive drug test was mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication-IOC
By Karolos Grohmann and Iain Axon
Olympics Live: Russian skater blames grandfather's medicine
BEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Valieva argued positive drug test was mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication-IOC
BEIJING : The 15-year-old figure skater embroiled in a Winter Games doping scandal has defended her positive drug test by saying it was caused by a mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication, an Olympic official said on Tuesday.
Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva is 'happy' but 'emotionally tired' as she goes for gold
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is «happy» but «emotionally tired» as she prepares to launch a bid for Olympic gold the day after a court cleared her to compete amid a doping controversy.
ATP roundup: Karen Khachanov starts strong in Doha
No. 6 seed Karen Khachanov of Russia bested American challenger Mackenzie McDonald 7-6 (3), 6-3, in the first round of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Monday at Doha, Qatar.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Sweden, Canada and USA win to keep Team GB’s curling team on their toes
Team GB remain in second place in the curling table after the ninth men’s curling session at the National Aquatics Centre this morning. All teams surrounding Great Britain in the top four — who qualify for the semi-finals — won their matches, including Sweden, Canada, USA and fifth-place Norway. Ad/> Already qualified Sweden continued their unbeaten run, seeing off Denmark 8-3 to make it seven wins out of seven.
Kamila Valieva: ‘The only difference I see is I’m a Black young lady’ – Sha’Carri Richardson hits out after CAS decision
Sha'Carri Richardson has hit out at the decision to clear Kamila Valieva to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Richardson was a gold-medal hope at the Summer Olympics for Team USA, but missed the event after testing positive for cannabis in the run-up to Tokyo. She has taken to social media to criticise the decision to allow Valieva to continue competing at the Beijing Games.