Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled
https://www.npr.org/2023/09/26/1201630407/kamila-valieva-doping-scandal-beijing-winter-olympics
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Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled
September 26, 2023 5:01 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
Brian Mann
An international sports tribunal known as the Court of Arbitration for Sport begins a hearing today in Lausanne, Switzerland, that's expected to finally settle a doping scandal that shook the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
The crisis in the figure skating world actually began a few weeks before the Beijing Games opened. Kamila Valieva then a 15-year-old superstar competed at a national event in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December 2021.
She skated masterfully, but a sample taken during the competition later tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing heart medication. Many experts and international sports officials believe that should have disqualified Valieva from the Olympics.
But the result was only revealed after she competed in Beijing, helping Russia win a team gold medal. Then right before the award ceremony chaos erupted.
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