Kamila Valieva completes training session as court set to decide Winter Olympics participation, gold medal

The 15-year-old figure skating star at the centre of the latest Russian doping scandal appears to be the only person in the world with nothing to say about it.

Instead, Kamila Valieva continues to gamely practice at the Beijing Winter Olympics amid a sea of media and camera crews as the Court of Arbitration for Sport decides whether she is allowed to compete this week.

An expedited hearing was scheduled for Sunday night, with a ruling expected on Monday.

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Valieva has yet to miss a scheduled practice since a drug test taken in December was flagged last Monday for traces of a banned heart medication.

That was the same day the reigning European champion helped the Russian skaters win team gold with a dynamic free skate, when she became the first woman to land a quad in Olympic competition.

It hasn’t always been easy to plug along as the world implodes around her, though.

On several occasions, the stress appeared to have gotten to Valieva, including a moment during Saturday’s practice session when she fell during a triple axel and eventually skated to the boards and tearfully hugged her embattled coach, Eteri Tutberidze.

“Kamila is a strong girl,” offered Russian ice dancer Nikita Katsalapov, who along with her partner, Victoria Sinitsina, have tried to provide Valieva some much-needed support as three men in a Beijing hotel decide the fate of her Olympic dreams.

Valieva will know soon whether she will be allowed to compete in the women’s short program on Tuesday.

A decision by CAS is expected roughly 24 hours before the overwhelming favourite to win the gold medal is due on the ice at Capital Indoor Stadium.

She drew the 26th starting spot