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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva blames medication mix-up for failed drug test

The 15-year-old told arbitrators there was a "mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication," an Olympic official said.

Axios

'Tired' Valieva to skate at Olympics after doping ruling

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva says she is happy but worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate in the women’s short program Tuesday at the Beijing Games

The Independent UK

Bryce Miller: Real shame in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's doping scandal belongs to others

The fate of a 15-year-old girl skating at the Winter Olympics for a country stripped of its name and competing without its flag because it ran a state-sponsored doping program is being decided in the most modern of Olympic ways.

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Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don't know how it works

Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team scored an historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a remarkable performance for a team lacking any dedicated curling facilities at home.

The Conversation

Olympic Women's Hockey Canada-Switzerland Summary

Canada 10, Switzerland 3

The Canadian Press

Talking Point: What do you think about Kamila Valieva being cleared to compete in Beijing?

Many may have expected Kamila Valieva to be immediately suspended from competing in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics when the news broke that she’d tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine following a sample taken on Christmas Day, but CAS have said she is free to compete in Tuesday’s individual women’s…

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Wada blames Russia over delayed Kamila Valieva result after star, 15, cleared to stay in Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics despite the teenager testing positive for a banned substance

Daily Mirror

Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Cleared to Compete at Olympics

Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test, setting her up for an attempt at a second gold medal in Beijing. The Court of Arbitration for Sport released its ruling less than 12…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Kamila Valieva cleared at Winter Olympics despite positive drugs test

The CAS cited “exceptional circumstances” for its decision

Wales Online

Winter Olympics: Teen figure skater Kamila Valieva cleared to compete at Beijing after CAS ruling

Russia’s 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in tomorrow’s individual women’s competition despite her failed drugs test.

Evening Standard

Olympics-Russian Valieva cleared to compete but doping shadow remains

Sport's highest court on Monday cleared 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the Beijing Winter Olympics, but the teenager's doping charge remained a stain on the Games.

Reuters

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

The Guardian - US

At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

So athletes from countries where COVID-19 has raged can compete, China's Winter Games workforce is making a giant sacrifice

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The Independent UK

Today at the Winter Olympics: Fears raised over Kamila Valieva’s mental health

The 15-year-old is awaiting the CAS’s verdict on her right to stay in Beijing following a positive test for a banned heart medication.

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

BEIJING DIARY: A segmented city, ideal for pandemic Olympics

Some Olympics signs in Beijing talk of staying “together for a shared future.”

The Guardian - AU

Winter Olympics 2022 day nine: ice hockey, curling and more – as it happened

Live updates: Norway shot to the top of the medal table with a good day in bad conditions, with Marte Olsbu Røiseland earning her third gold medal

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The Independent UK

BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Getting to China's new national ski venue

The journey from the heart of Beijing to the alpine ski venue is only about 120 kilometers (75 miles), but getting there via the Olympic transit system — hermetically sealed against COVID-19 — makes for a rather epic journey

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: U.S. in the hunt for Olympic medals as ice dance showcases its newfound vibrancy

BEIJING — Ice dance has come a long way from the days of sleepy compulsory waltzes and endless repetitions of foxtrots.

The Guardian - UK

Team GB face prospect of returning empty-handed from Beijing Games

Hopes of winning between three and seven medals at the Winter Olympics have faded due to a combination of bad luck and poor tech

Daily Record

Scottish ice dancer Lewis Gibson pinpoints the key factor that makes him and partner Lilah Fear unique at Winter Olympic Games

Gibson, from Prestwick, and American-born Fear sit tenth in Beijing after their rhythm dance on Saturday

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: COVID-19 tests at Olympics not just for people

It’s not just people inside Beijing’s Olympic bubble who are getting tested for COVID-19. Workers in hazmat suits are also swabbing door handles, elevator buttons, couches and ATM machines, though health experts say surfaces pose little risk for spreading the virus.

Daily Mirror

IOC open to Kamila Valieva 'entourage' investigation after positive drugs test

Kamila Valieva, 15, is facing the prospect of being stripped of her Olympic gold medal after it was revealed that the child skater had tested positive for a banned substance

The Japan News/Yomiuri

The trick that uncorked a gold-medal run for Hirano

BEIJING -- For Ayumu Hirano, it wasn't a big finish that gave him the gold medal in the men's halfpipe, but the mind-boggling way he started his winning run at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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