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Figure skating-Valieva dominates the ice despite doping scandal

BEIJING :Russian teenager Kamila Valieva dominated the Olympic ice on Tuesday night, fighting back tears as she completed a skate that put her at the top of the short programme standings.

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva leads short program at Beijing Winter Olympics

After days of being at the center of global controversy, Kamila Valieva finally took the ice for her short program at the Olympics on Tuesday in Beijing and earned the top score of the day, despite an uncharacteristic stumble on the landing of her triple axel.

Kamila Valieva skates into first place in women's Olympic short program

World record-holder Kamila Valieva skated to a 82.16 score in the women's short program on Tuesday (15 February), taking the lead into Thursday's free skate.

JUEGOS DE INVIERNO Valieva brilla y apunta el jueves a un oro... que no recibirá

El prodigio ruso (15 años) del patinaje artístico deleitaba con únicos cuadruples en la final por equipos y pasaba de la gloria al infierno tras desvelarse que en un control realizado el 25 de diciembre su cuerpo contenía trimetazidina, una sustancia prohibida incluida entre los 'moduladores del metabolismo'. El entorno de Valieva está bajo sospecha y y toma una medicación con ese componente citoprotector anti-isquémico; o incluso cabría la posibilidad de haber ingerido un comprimido por equivocación.