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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll

Kamila Valieva, the teenager at the centre of a doping scandal that has shaken the Beijing Olympics, finished fourth in the women's figure skating final on Thursday after an error-strewn performance handed Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova gold. Shcherbakova scored 255.95 overall to seal the title, while Valieva, who was allowed to compete despite failing a doping test before the Games, fell several times and slipped out of the medal positions in Beijing. It was a major upset for 15-year-old Valieva, who looked completely broken at the end of her programme.

Kamila Valieva controversy: IOC will 'initiate' talks on minimum age limit at Olympics after Beijing drama

The Kamila Valieva furore at Beijing 2022 has sparked discussions around a minimum age limit at the Olympics, IOC president Thomas Bach said on Friday. A distraught Valieva, 15, finished off the podium in the ladies’ figure skating singles on Thursday after an intense week and a half in the spotlight. Ad/> Valieva tested positive for banned heart drug trimetazidine but was cleared to compete by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), partly because she was a “protected person” due to her age.

'I feel emptiness inside' - Anna Shcherbakova after gold with Kamila Valieva, Alexandra Trusova upset at Winter Olympics

Anna Shcherbakova has spoken of feeling an «emptiness inside» after winning figure skating gold while her team-mates, Kamila Valieva and Alexandra Trusova, were left upset at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. A distraught Valieva missed out on a medal after a series of heartbreaking falls during her routine as Shcherbakova took the victory ahead of Trusova, who was shown to be furious with the result.

IOC's Bach criticizes Valieva's entourage for 'tremendous coldness'

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's entourage for their “tremendous coldness” toward the 15-year-old skater after her mistake-filled free skate at the Beijing Olympics.

Beijing 2022: Thomas Bach blasts Kamila Valieva's coaching team

International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach has launched a scathing attack on the team behind Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skater at the centre of a drugs probe who wilted under the global glare of the Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday night.

Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova is letting it all sink in: 'I feel an unbelievable happiness'

In the hours after her Olympic victory, figure skater Anna Shcherbakova was still letting the moment sink in.

Olympics-Court of Arbitration for Sport ignored anti-doping code in Valieva ruling, says WADA

By Steve Keating and Julien Pretot

Court of Arbitration for Sport ignored anti-doping code in Valieva ruling, says WADA

BEIJING : The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) on Friday accused the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) of ignoring the world anti-doping code when it upheld the Russian anti-doping authorities' decision to lift the provisional suspension of Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Beijing Olympics.

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Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva Fourth In Skating As Doping Scandal Takes Toll

Kamila Valieva controversy: IOC will 'initiate' talks on minimum age limit at Olympics after Beijing drama

'I feel emptiness inside' - Anna Shcherbakova after gold with Kamila Valieva, Alexandra Trusova upset at Winter Olympics

IOC's Bach criticizes Valieva's entourage for 'tremendous coldness'

Beijing 2022: Thomas Bach blasts Kamila Valieva's coaching team

Olympic champion Anna Shcherbakova is letting it all sink in: 'I feel an unbelievable happiness'

Olympics-Court of Arbitration for Sport ignored anti-doping code in Valieva ruling, says WADA

Court of Arbitration for Sport ignored anti-doping code in Valieva ruling, says WADA