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Feb 15 • 4 tweets • 6 min read
Russian teenager Kamila #Valieva skated at the #Beijing2022 Olympics on Tuesday for the first time since sport's top court cleared her to compete despite failing a drugs test, bursting into tears at the end of her performance u.afp.com/wMkV #figureskating #AFPSports
#BREAKING Russia's Valieva comes top in Olympic #figureskating short programme #AFPSports
#UPDATE Russian teenage figure skater Kamila #Valieva put herself in pole position to win a second #Beijing2022 Olympic title as she controversially returned to action on Tuesday despite failing a drugs test u.afp.com/wMkV #figureskating #AFPSports
Olympic figure skaters up against Russia's Kamila Valieva, who was competing Tuesday despite testing positive for a banned substance, are determined not to let the scandal ruin their own Games.
#figureskating #AFPSports
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