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Russian athlete's doping scandal debases spirit of fair play at Games

The spirit of fair play, the foundation of sports, has been neglected. Relevant organizations such as the International Olympic Committee (IOC) need to get to the bottom of this issue as soon as possible and appropriately deal with it.

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Valieva to take to Olympic ice once more amid doping scandal

Kamila Valieva aims for the top step of a podium she may never see when the Russian figure skating star at the center of a doping scandal competes in the women’s free skate at the Beijing Olympics

The Independent UK

The International Olympic Committee and China are using politics to obscure human rights abuses

China is using yet another Olympic Games as a political tool to reinforce its position as a global power and sportwash its dismal human rights record.

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US snowboarder Julia Marino pulls out of Winter Olympics after Prada board dispute

Marino, 24, won silver in the snowboard slopestyle event but pulled out of the big air competition

The Independent UK

IOC hit back at Sha’Carri Richardson criticism of Kamila Valieva decision

The American sprinter took issue with the way Valieva’s case has been handled

The Independent UK

IOC hits back at Sha'Carri Richardson racism claim over Kamila Valieva drugs reprieve

The IOC has issued a response to Sha'Carri Richardson's claim that the only difference between her case and Kamila Valieva's is that she is black.

Daily Mirror

Kamila Valieva figure skating results will ‘have an asterisk against them’, say IOC

The 15-year-old took the lead in the individual event on Tuesday amid a storm of controversy

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After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK

IOC denies Richardson’s accusations of double standards over Valieva

The IOC has dismissed claims that a double standard was applied to US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson compared to Russian skater Kamila Valieva

The Guardian - UK

Mac Engel: Sha'Carri Richardson right about Olympics' double standard, wrong on racism

Sha'Carri Richardson got screwed out of a place in the Summer Olympics, but it was not because of the color of her skin.

Tribune News Service

Helene Elliott: Kamila Valieva's strong figure skating short program performance deserves an asterisk

Kamila Valieva was a vision in shades of lavender, her bedazzled skirt fluttering as she floated above the ice at Capital Indoor Stadium.

Los Angeles Times

Report: IOC Questioned After Injury to U.S. Snowboarder Julia Marino

The IOC forced Marino to paint over a Prada sponsorship on her board, and she later dropped out of the big air contest after suffering a fall during practice.

Sports Illustrated

Women’s Figure Skating Marred by Kamila Valieva’s Controversial Return to the Ice

The 15-year-old skater at the center of an ongoing doping dispute leads the competition, but as a result, the entire event—and the IOC's system—is in pieces.

Sports Illustrated

Russia's Olympic doping case helps China skirt dicey topics

The doping scandal around Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been a Games-changer at the Beijing Olympics

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Evening Standard

Kamila Valieva blames failed drugs test on grandfather’s medication, says IOC

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s team has claimed her positive drugs test was caused by contamination from her grandfather’s medication.

The Guardian - UK

Valieva team claim positive test may be due to grandfather’s heart medication

Kamila Valieva’s legal team has claimed that her positive drugs test may have come from a contaminated glass of water

ABC News

Why a Russian figure skater who tested positive for doping is still competing at the Olympics

There is no shortage of those shouting from the balconies that a 15-year-old Russian skater should be sanctioned, suspended and expelled from the Games, but sports law is designed to be just, not popular, writes Tracey Holmes.

Wales Online

Star teen Kamila Valieva pitched into doping legal battle between Russia and Olympic Games

Valieva, 15, was meant to be the face of these Games and was already being hailed as the greatest women’s skater of all time, but her future is currently being decided in an unedifying legal wrangle between Russia and the IOC

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Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Disgraceful decision by arbitration court in allowing Kamila Valieva to skate

BEIJING — What the Court of Arbitration for Sport essentially said in deciding figure skater Kamila Valieva can compete in the Olympic women's singles event despite having tested positive for a banned stimulant in December is that it's OK to be a drug cheat if you're 15 and you have…

Sports Illustrated

IOC: No Medal Ceremony If Kamila Valieva Finishes in Top Three

The 15-year-old skater was cleared to continue competing at the Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance.

Sports Illustrated

Kamila Valieva Decision Proves IOC Lets Russia Act As Rogue Olympic State

The Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Kamila Valieva to compete in Beijing, sparking questions about the impunity Russia continues to enjoy at the Olympics.

The Guardian - US

Winter Olympics day 10 – as it happened

Day ten of the XXIV Olympic Winter Games

ABC News

IOC to take no action against sign-waving skeleton racer as Ukrainian officials call for peace

Vladyslav Heraskevych, who held up a sign with a Ukrainian flag and the message "No War in Ukraine" after completing a run in the skeleton competition, escapes sanctions at the Beijing Games.

The Independent UK

Ukraine Olympic team calls for peace, IOC wants no protests

The Ukrainian Olympic team has followed the lead of skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych in calling for peace

The Independent UK

Vladyslav Heraskevych: No action against Ukrainian skeleton athlete who flashed ‘No War’ sign

‘This was a general call for peace. For the IOC, the matter is closed’

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