Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics daily briefing: Goggia grit and biathlon blues Italy’s Sofia Goggia fought back from recent injury to win downhill silver as Switzerland savoured two skiing golds The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022
Russian skater, 15, says positive doping test may have been caused by drinking from same glass as grandad Sports lawyer Denis Oswald said part of the 15-year-old athlete's defence is "contamination which happened with a product her grandfather was taking" Irish Mirror · Feb 15, 2022
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 The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022
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. Evening Standard · Feb 15, 2022
‘Emotionally tired’ Kamila Valieva claims positive test may be due to grandfather’s heart medication Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women’s individual figure skating competition despite testing positive for banned substance Trimetazidine The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022
Kamila Valieva 'could have ingested drug by drinking from grandfather's glass' Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian athlete at the centre of a Winter Olympics doping scandal, has been defended by her mother in a fresh 'contamination' theory Daily Mirror · Feb 15, 2022
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 The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022
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 · Feb 15, 2022
'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 · Feb 15, 2022
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. Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022
Olympics Live: 'Tired' Valieva ready to compete for gold Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva says she is happy but worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate at the Beijing Games The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022
Winter Olympics LIVE: Kamila Valieva returns in figure skating as Team GB beat Sweden in curling Follow latest updates from Beijing Winter Olympics 2022 The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022
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 · Feb 15, 2022
Double Standard, Racism? Sha'Carri Richardson Booted From Olympics For Cannabis, Russian Skater No Problem For Doping Sha’Carri Richardson is questioning, and her fans are demanding, to understand why Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the Olympics while Sha'Carri herself Benzinga · Feb 14, 2022
The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2022 Morning mail: trans-Tasman reunion joy, Russian ‘false-flag’ fears, Kamila Valieva clearance row Tuesday: New Zealand and Australia to open borders by end of February. Plus: how to keep your hats clean
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 Valieva caught in a complicated mess that has been coming for years At every turn sports leaders have talked tough on Russia while diluting punishments
Wales Online · Feb 14, 2022 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
The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2022 Don’t blame Cas for Valieva situation – blame those who have failed her The mess in Beijing is not down to the court of arbitration for sport but a collective failure of coaches and organisations
Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022 Kamila Valieva bears no responsibility for doping - but her coaches need lifetime bans 15-year-old ice skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance before the Winter Olympics but she has been cleared to compete in the Individual event this week
The Guardian - US · Feb 14, 2022 ‘The difference is I’m black’: Richardson sees double standard over Valieva reprieve US sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson has questioned why Kamila Valieva has been allowed to compete at the Olympics while she was banned for a similar offence
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Today at the Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva cleared to compete but with caveat No medals will be awarded if the 15-year-old figure skater finishes in the top three due to an ongoing investigation into her failed drug test.
Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022 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…
Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 14, 2022 Russian Kamila Valieva allowed to compete despite failing drug test The ruling doesn’t decide the fate of the gold medal she won as part of the team competition. The United States won silver and would be in line for gold if the Russian medal is revoked.
The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2022 Sha’Carri Richardson criticises decision to allow Kamila Valieva to compete after positive test The American sprinter claimed the colour of her skin could be the reason for differences in the way her and Valieva’s cases have been handled
Los Angeles Times · Feb 14, 2022 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…