Figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case on the docket at Beijing Winter Olympics

With her doping case still to be decided, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva broke down in tears on Saturday after an emotional practice session at the Olympics.

The 15-year-old's status at the Olympics is unclear after testing positive for a banned substance.

She won a gold medal in the team event with ROC five days ago and is next scheduled to compete in the women's competition on Tuesday.

She would be the favourite for another gold medal if she were not banned from competing while under investigation.

Valieva fell during practice on a triple axel — a jump she typically executes without a problem — while doing a run-through of her short program.

She later landed two combos, a triple flip-triple toe loop and a triple lutz-triple toe loop, before skating to the boards and giving her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, an emotional hug.

Earlier on Saturday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed it received appeals from both the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) challenging Valieva's right to compete.

She was given an automatic interim ban by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) after testing positive, but it was quickly lifted.

The IOC said it wanted the dispute to be resolved as soon as possible, but it was unclear when the CAS would decide on the case.

The CAS has two special Olympic courts working in Beijing.

«It was sending a signal that we want this solved as quickly as it can be,» IOC spokesman Mark Adams told a media briefing when asked why the Olympic body got involved in an appeal that it would normally leave to WADA.

«Strictly speaking, we didn't have to,» Adams added.

«But it does impact quite a lot on the Olympic Games here in Beijing and we