US Olympians Madison Chock, Evan Bates send message to opponent who took their gold before disqualification

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If and when U.S. Olympic gold medalist figure skating duo Madison Chock and Evan Bates take the ice at the Milano-Cortina Olympics in February, they will be four years removed from watching their gold initially go to an opponent who was later disqualified for doping violations. 

Chock and Bates initially had to settle for team silver with their American teammates on the podium at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. Team Russia and Kamila Valieva, who was 15 at the time, stood above them with their gold medals. 

It wasn't until the end of January 2024, when the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) found Valieva guilty of an anti-doping rule violation, when Chock, Bates and the U.S. were declared the rightful 2022 gold medalists. 

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Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee reacts during the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing.  (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine, a banned substance, during an anti-doping test at the Russian Figure Skating Championships in December 2021. She was suspended for four years and stripped of all competitive results since that date. 

Chock and Bates spoke about what their message to Valieva would be today during an interview at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee media summit Tuesday. 

"It's hard to, I think, imagine what a 15-year-old has gone through and under that kind of situation," Bates said. "And I know how stressful