Olympics-Figure skating-Russian fans lament doping cloud over favourite Valieva
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber
Kamila Valieva Sport News
Figure skating-Russian fans lament doping cloud over favourite Valieva
BEIJING : Russian figure skating fans reacted with dismay at reports women's gold medal favourite Kamila Valieva failed a doping test, putting the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) title in the team event under a cloud.
Figure skating-All eyes on Valieva as she appears at Olympic practice rink
BEIJING : Kamila Valieva is accustomed to the attention that comes with being an Olympic gold medal favourite, but she never faced quite as much scrutiny as she did on Thursday morning at a practice rink adjacent to Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium.
Winter Olympics 2022 - IOC remains tight-lipped following team figure skating medal ceremony delay
The IOC said on Thursday it would not comment on the ongoing “legal issue” surrounding the continued delay of the medal ceremony for the team figure skating in Beijing. AP, Reuters and others named 15-year-old Russian superstar Kamila Valieva as central to the delay.
Olympics 2022 - What we know about Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's alleged positive drug test
Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva has reportedly tested positive for a banned drug. After the medal ceremony for the team figure skating event was postponed on Wednesday for what the International Olympic Committee called «legal issues,» Russian newspapers reported that Valieva had tested positive for trimetazidine, a drug usually used to treat heart-related chest pain.
Russian figure skater turns up for practice after reports of failed drug test
BEIJING : Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva showed up for her scheduled practice at the Beijing Olympics on Thursday, after Russian media reported the 15-year-old had tested positive for a banned substance.
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tests positive for banned heart medication: reports
Olympic favourite Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before her arrival at the Beijing Olympics, the Russian newspaper RBC reported, putting in jeopardy the team gold medal that she helped win earlier this week.
Russian media say figure skater Valieva tested positive for banned drug
BEIJING: Russian media reported on Wednesday (Feb 9) that 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva had tested positive for a banned drug, after the ceremony to present her and her team mates with their Olympic gold medals was postponed for unexplained legal reasons.