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.

Ad/> That hearing was not about the doping case itself, but the provisional suspension that was lifted her allowing to compete earlier in the Games, when she helped the Russian Olympic Committee win gold in the team event. Beijing 2022‘Completely unreal’ — Papadakis and Cizeron stunned after sensational ice dance gold44 MINUTES AGO CAS ruled there were «exceptional circumstances» because of her age, and delayed notification of the result, which came on February 8 — after she had already competed.

It means the top three in the team event will not receive their medals in Beijing and nor will those in the podium positions in the singles, if Valieva finishes within those spots. A decision will eventually be made about whether Valieva's results at the Olympics will stand, with the IOC saying only «after due process has been followed can it be established whether Ms Valieva infringed the World Anti-Doping Code (WADC) and would have to be sanctioned.» Beijing 2022 Olympic Games: Schedule, big names, key events and more Valieva verdict: USA accuse Russia of ‘systematic disregard for clean sport’ Valieva free to compete in Tuesday's singles after CAS clears Russian figure skater The Russian teenager tested positive for trimetazidine, a drug used to treat angina which is banned in and out of competition.