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Tearful Kamila Valieva summons up remarkable skate to lead short program after doping scandal at Winter Olympics

Teenage Russian skater Kamila Valieva shook off what has surely been the most challenging week of her life to finish first in the singles short program at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The 15-year-old produced an exquisite routine before she burst into tears, scoring 82.16, a 1.96 point lead over Russian team-mate Anna Shcherbakova, with Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto third ahead of Thursday’s free skate.

Winter Olympics: ‘Lived a lifetime in the last week’ – Kamila Valieva praised after topping short program

Kamila Valieva shouldered immense pressure to post the leading score in the short program in the women’s singles at Beijing 2022. The spotlight was fixed on the 15-year-old Russian after she tested positive for a banned heart drug last week – barely 48 hours after she had helped ROC to team gold. Ad/> The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared Valieva to compete on Monday after protests from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) and the International Skating Union (ISU).

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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.

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Tearful Kamila Valieva summons up remarkable skate to lead short program after doping scandal at Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics: ‘Lived a lifetime in the last week’ – Kamila Valieva praised after topping short program

Winter Olympics LIVE: Kamila Valieva returns in figure skating as Team GB beat Sweden in curling

Winter Olympics: American curler Matt Hamilton growing his hair to raise money

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

Winter Olympics LIVE: Kamila Valieva competes in figure skating as Team GB curlers face Sweden

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