All eyes on Kamila Valieva as Olympic women's figure skating begins

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Russian teenager Kamila Valieva was on the ice for a final run-through of her short program hours before one of the most-anticipated events of the Beijing Olympics on Tuesday.

Valieva looked confident and calm in a glittering purple dress, although she fell hard on a triple axel during the session.

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The 15-year-old Valieva is the overwhelming favorite for the women’s figure skating gold medal alongside Russian teammates Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova, who are aiming for the first sweep by any nation of the women’s Olympic podium.

Valieva was cleared a day earlier by the Court of Arbitration for Sport following a hearing into a positive drug test that surfaced the previous week.

The doping case has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics and left Valieva worn out. She told Russian state broadcaster Channel One in comments shown Monday night that "these days have been very difficult for me. I’m happy but I’m tired emotionally."

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs during the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022.  (Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua via Getty Images)

One of her lawyers said the heart medication that triggered the positive test came from a contaminated cup that the 15-year-old used after her grandfather.

Valieva is looking to add to the gold medal she won in the team event. She had a dazzling performance in which she landed the first quadruple jumps by a woman at the Olympics.

The free skate is Thursday.

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