Kamila Valieva ‘happy but tired emotionally’ after being cleared to compete in figure skating singles at Beijing 2022

Kamila Valieva admits she is “happy but tired” after being cleared to compete in the women’s individual figure skating event at the Winter Olympics. Valieva failed a drugs test in December, but the positive only came to light during Beijing 2022 – after she had helped the Russian Olympic Committee win gold in the team event.

Ad/> On Sunday the 15-year-old Russian then sat through a seven-hour Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) hearing, which would determine whether she was able to participate in Tuesday’s singles. Beijing 2022Valieva trains, WADA to investigate figure skater’s entourage after IOC requestYESTERDAY AT 06:54 CAS gave her the green light, although the team gold – and any medal she potentially wins in the individual competition – could be taken from her at a later date if she is found to have breached doping regulations.

“These days have been very difficult for me,” Valieva told Russian state broadcaster Channel One, per AP. “I’m happy but I’m tired emotionally.” ‘The only difference I see is I’m a Black young lady’ – Richardson hits out after Valieva decision When is Valieva skating? Olympic singles schedule after Russian is cleared to compete Valieva free to compete in Tuesday's singles after CAS clears Russian figure skater Valieva watched the CAS hearing on a video link from the Olympic village, and she claimed the process has shown her adult life “can be unfair to some extent”.

She added: “I sat there for seven hours, we had one 20-minute break, and I sat there and watched. It was very difficult, but it is apparently one of the moments, of the phases, that I have to go through.” Confirmation that Valieva would be clear to compete at the Games came on Monday, one day before the women’s individual