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Kamila Valieva doping scandal causing 'loss of credibility' in figure skating at Winter Olympics - Marchei

Kamila Valieva’s protracted doping scandal is causing a “loss of credibility” in figure skating, according to former Italian Olympian Valentina Marchei. Valieva, 15, was cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to compete in the women’s singles at the Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart drug. Ad/> The decision has been met with incredulity, with Team USA chief Sarah Hirshland accusing Russia of a “systemic and pervasive disregard for clean sport”.

Kamila Valieva: IOC confirms no medal ceremonies for events if Russian teenager on podium at Winter Olympics

The International Olympic Committee has confirmed there will be no medal ceremonies for events involving a top three finish for teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old has been cleared by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to compete in Tuesday's start of the singles, even though she failed a drugs test in December.

Winter Olympics - Germany partner with BMW to produce bobsleigh track simulator to give them the edge in Beijing 2022

The German bobsleigh team are hoping to have a big advantage at the Winter Olympics after a former luger and Eurosport Germany pundit linked up with BMW to develop a simulator of the track at Beijing 2022. Julian von Schleinitz is a former junior world champion in luge and has been working with Eurosport as an expert commentator following his retirement in 2018.

Winter Olympics 2022: ‘Completely unreal’ - Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron stunned after ice dance gold

French figure skaters Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron were stunned after they completed their path from a wardrobe malfunction in Pyeongchang to become Winter Olympic ice dance champions in Beijing. The four-time world champions wowed judges to break their own world record from 2019 with a total score of 226.98 with a beautiful free dance routine to Elegie by Gabriel Faure. Papadakis and Cizeron scored 136.15 to conclude their competition to beat Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov of the Russian Olympic Committee by more than six points.

Team GB teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for second final at Winter Olympics

Seventeen-year-old Kirsty Muir cruised through to her second Winter Olympic final after finishing sixth in ski slopestyle qualifying at Genting Snow Park.

Winter Olympics 2022 - GB's men edge closer to curling semi-finals after tense win over Switzerland

Team GB look to be on the verge of securing a place in the men's curling semi-finals at the Winter Olympics after beating Switzerland 6-5 in a tense match in Beijing. Bruce Mouat's rink have five wins from six and sit second in the standings behind unbeaten leaders Sweden, who they play on Tuesday.

Lucile Lefevre rocks tiger onesie to honour Chinese new year in snowboard slopestyle qualifying at Winter Olympics

Lucile Lefevre bowed out of the snowboard slopestyle competition in style after donning a tiger onesie for her qualifying runs. The French star took an injury in her stride at the Winter Olympics, and did not let that disappointment prevent her from entertaining the crowd at Beijing 2022. Ad/> Wearing a tiger outfit, tail and all, Lefevre put in a, ahem, grrrreat display with a wise costume choice given it is now the year of the tiger in the Chinese calendar.

Discovery+ drives Winter Olympics performance as streaming audiences in first week surpass total of Pyeongchang 2018

Total streaming viewers for Beijing 2022 surpassed PyeongChang 2018 after only four days of competition. New paid streaming subscribers for Beijing 2022 pass those acquired for the entire last Winter Olympic Games.

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Kamila Valieva doping scandal causing 'loss of credibility' in figure skating at Winter Olympics - Marchei

Kamila Valieva: IOC confirms no medal ceremonies for events if Russian teenager on podium at Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics - Germany partner with BMW to produce bobsleigh track simulator to give them the edge in Beijing 2022

Winter Olympics 2022: ‘Completely unreal’ - Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron stunned after ice dance gold

Team GB teenager Kirsty Muir qualifies for second final at Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics 2022 - GB's men edge closer to curling semi-finals after tense win over Switzerland

Lucile Lefevre rocks tiger onesie to honour Chinese new year in snowboard slopestyle qualifying at Winter Olympics

Discovery+ drives Winter Olympics performance as streaming audiences in first week surpass total of Pyeongchang 2018