'Stop that urgently.' Possible path to innocence for Russian skater was held back at WADA's urging
When details from a scientific experiment that could have helped clear embattled Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva landed at the World Anti-Doping Agency, the leader of that organizationโs reaction was unequivocal: โWe have to stop that urgently,โ he wrote.
Canada loses Beijing Olympics figure skating medals appeal. Russians also won't get medals in Paris
Canadian figure skaters will not join the United States and Japan on the podium at the Paris Olympics next week.
US figure skaters set to get team gold medals at Paris Olympics after ruling in 2022 doping case
The United States figure skating team has been formally confirmed as gold medalists from the 2022 Beijing Olympics by a sports court ruling.
WADA stands by decision to clear Chinese swimmers for Tokyo Olympics, citing contaminated samples
The worldโs top anti-doping regulator says after reviewing a documentary and other media reports that it stands by its decision to clear 23 Chinese swimmers to compete at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics despite testing positive for a banned heart medication.
Chinese doping case sparks unusually harsh spat between global and US drug-fighting agencies
Revelations of nearly two dozen Chinese swimmers whose positive doping tests went unpunished have sparked an intense flurry of accusations and legal threats between the World Anti-Doping Agency and the head of the U.S. drug-fighting organization.
Russian skater's doping case leaves WADA uneasy and targeting new rules before next Winter Olympics
The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a โvery unpleasantโ taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency because the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned.
Four new appeals go to sports court chasing Olympic medals in Russian skater Valieva's doping case
Four appeals filed at sportโs highest court in fallout from the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva are set to delay awarding medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics yet again.
ISU defends its decision to give Russians bronze medal from Beijing Olympics after doping case
The governing body that oversees figure skating has defended its decision to award the bronze medal from the 2022 Beijing Olympics to the Russian squad.
Russian skaterโs strawberry dessert excuse was rejected by judges in Olympic doping case
A strawberry dessert contaminated by her grandfatherโs heart medication was offered in sport's highest court as a possible cause of Russian figure skater Kamila Valievaโs positive doping test.
US figure skaters celebrate gold medal from Beijing Olympics with a touch of bittersweetness
The U.S. figure skating team from the Beijing Olympics will receive a gold medal now that Russian skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping.
Russian figure skaters set to get Olympic bronze ahead of Canada despite Valieva's disqualification
The Russia figure skating team still stands to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva in a doping case.
What happens to Olympic medals now that Russian skater Valieva has been sanctioned for doping?
The highest court in sports sanctioned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for doping violations at the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
US to receive gold medals in wake of figure skater Valieva's Olympic DQ
International Olympic officials have told counterparts in the United States that their figure skating team will receive gold medals now that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified for doping.
Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts in Switzerland
The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics has returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Russian skater Valieva's doping case to go to sports court
The World Anti-Doping Agency says it has appealed Russian figure skater Kamila Valievaโs doping case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and is seeking a four-year ban.
Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this yearโs Beijing Games.
Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the countryโs invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine invasion puts Russia's elite sports status at risk
The invasion of Ukraine could further undermine Russia's status as an elite sports dynasty, which already has been weakened by deception and doping scandals but often punished only by a tepid pushback from international sports bodies.
Olympics say goodbye to Asia after 4-year, star-crossed run
The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and itโs unclear when theyโll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games.
2022 Olympic figure skating in review: ROC dominates medals, conversation
Nathan Chen's gold returned the U.S. to the men's Olympic figure skating podium, but it was ROC that headlined the sport's conversations.
Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges
Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sportโs most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating.
Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating program
The Olympic figure skating program at the Beijing Games probably won't be remembered for the soaring performances of American gold medalist Nathan Chen, French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron or the Chinese pairs team of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong.
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Reporting, inside and outside the bubble
Journalists who spent weeks of reporting on the Beijing Olympics while hermetically sealed inside the โclosed-loopโ system will leave with an incomplete picture of what reporting in China entails.
IOC president Bach disturbed by Valieva's meltdown, criticizes entourage
Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Friday it was "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the 2022 Winter Olympics as a doping scandal continued to swirl, criticizing the 15-year-old's entourage.
Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record
Sui Wenjing and Han Chan of China shattered their own world record for a short program at the Beijing Games on Friday night, giving them the narrowest of leads over Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov heading into the free skate to decide the Olympic champion.
Valieva falls, and womenโs skating event ends in anguish, anger and numbness
Figure skating reporter Philip Hersh details the surreal events of the women's free skate that featured Kamila Valieva, Aleksandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova and Kaori Sakamoto.
Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come
Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isnโt holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
Anna Shcherbakova wins women's figure skating gold, Kamila Valieva falls to fourth
In an unexpected turn of events, medals will be awarded in women's figure skating to Anna Shcherbakova, Aleksandra Trusova and Kaori Sakamoto.
Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in womenโs figure skating at the Beijing Games while Russian teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.
Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva's falls leave her in 4th place
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva ends in fourth place in the womenโs individual figure skating event, which she competed in despite failing a pre-Olympics doping test.
AP sources: US skaters to get Olympic torches as medals wait
IOC president Thomas Bach has offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case preventing them from receiving their silver medals.
Valieva case boosts drive to raise age limit at Olympics
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to skate at the Olympics in the short program partly because her age gives her extra rights as a โprotected personโ in a doping case.
Valieva listed 2 legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva listed two legal substances used to improve heart function on an anti-doping control form she filled out before her drug case at the Olympics erupted.
Layden: Valieva doping case depriving viewers, and her, of Olympic moment
The doping scandal surrounding Kamila Valieva is still in its infant stages. But the damage is already done. It will be an entirely different and disorienting feeling when she takes the ice for the free skate at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Emotional Valieva takes lead in Olympic figure skating
Teen sensation Kamila Valieva put aside the emotional exhaustion from being at the center of a doping scandal and took the lead in the womenโs figure skating competition after the short program at the Beijing Olympics.
Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short program
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the womenโs short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night.
Olympic skater's entourage could face trouble under US law
After Russian figure skater Kamila Valievaโs fate is determined at the Olympics, legal trouble for her coach and others in her orbit could emerge in the United States.
Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won't be held
Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the womenโs figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test.
Kamila Valieva allowed to compete in women's singles at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Kamila Valieva was cleared to compete in the women's singles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on her Olympic eligibility Monday morning in Beijing.
Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada
Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a womenโs hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.
Russian skater Valieva awaits doping judgment at Olympics
Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva still waits to hear whether she can compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics after her marathon doping hearing concluded.
Judge in Russian Olympic doping worked on Sharapova case
Three judges from the Court of Arbitration for Sport will sit on the panel to hear the doping case against Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics.
Olympics Live: French duo breaks own record in rhythm dance
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron broke their own world record in the rhythm dance, scoring 90.83 points to give the four-time world champions from France the lead heading into Mondayโs free dance at the Beijing Games.
IOC to appeal lifting of Kamila Valieva's provisional suspension over positive test
The IOC is appealing the lifting of a provisional suspension given to Kamila Valieva on Feb. 8 following the discovery of a positive drug test stemming from Russian Figure Skating Championships in December.
Doping hearing to decide Russian skater's Olympic fate
Russian figure skater Kamila Valievaโs right to compete in the womenโs event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Kamila Valieva shows for practice after reports of positive drug test
ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva showed for practice on consecutive days after reports surfaced that she tested positive for banned substance Trimetazidine.
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Here are tonight's top stories.
Russian star practices despite report of positive drug test
Olympic figure skating favorite Kamila Valieva practiced as usual Thursday morning at the Beijing Olympics, despite reports that the Russian 15-year-old has tested positive for a banned substance.
Olympic medal ceremony for figure skating team event delayed during 'legal consultation'
The Olympic medals won by the ROC, United States and Japan will have to wait during 'legal consultation.'
Olympic medals in team figure skating delayed by legal issue
The winners in the team figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics still have not received their medals two days later because of what the IOC says are โlegal issues.โ.
Valieva sends Russians into Olympic team figure skating lead
World champion Kamila Valieva cemented her status as the gold medal-favorite at the Beijing Games by putting forward a winning short program to help the Russians take the lead in the team event.
2022 European Figure Skating Championships results: Russians sweep, Kamila Valieva first in free
At the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships, Russians like Kamila Valieva scored big.