The Russian figure skaters who won the team event at the Beijing Olympics on Monday have still not received their gold medals, with two Russian newspapers reporting that 15-year-old Olympic star Kamila Valieva had tested positive for a banned drug reut.rs/3HExwW5 1/5
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Valieva, who landed the first quadruple jumps by a woman in Olympic competition, was one of four ROC athletes who did not appear at their practice sessions 4/5
Russian athletes are competing in Beijing as representatives of the ROC rather than their home nation due to previous doping sanctions. No Russian ice dancers trained at a session slotted for them Wednesday night after the news broke reut.rs/3HExwW5 5/5
BREAKING: 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva turns up for practice at the #Olympics after reports of failed drug test reut.rs/3gCZA08
- Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva at practice
- Russian papers say angina drug found in 15-year-old's sample
- Medal ceremony postponed for legal consultations
- Russians rally on social media behind Valieva
Details here 👇 reuters.com/lifestyle/spor…
Kamila Valieva is accustomed to the attention that comes with being an Olympic gold medal favorite, but she never faced quite as much scrutiny as she did at a practice rink adjacent to Beijing's Capital Indoor Stadium reut.rs/3sv5h5X
The 15-year-old, who helped the Russian Olympic Committee to #gold in the team event on Monday, now finds herself embroiled in turmoil after Russian media reported she had tested positive for a banned substance prior to the Games reut.rs/3LAe8w7
Russian #figureskating fans reacted with dismay at reports Valieva failed a doping test, putting the ROC's title in the team event under a cloud, with one Russian Twitter user urging people to hold judgement until more information came to light reut.rs/3GE5au0
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