Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled

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Kamila Valieva doping scandal that rocked the Beijing Olympics may finally be settled

September 26, 2023 5:01 AM ET
Heard on Morning Edition
Brian Mann

An international sports tribunal known as the Court of Arbitration for Sport begins a hearing today in Lausanne, Switzerland, that's expected to finally settle a doping scandal that shook the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.

The crisis in the figure skating world actually began a few weeks before the Beijing Games opened. Kamila Valieva — then a 15-year-old superstar — competed at a national event in St. Petersburg, Russia, in December 2021.

She skated masterfully, but a sample taken during the competition later tested positive for a banned performance-enhancing heart medication. Many experts and international sports officials believe that should have disqualified Valieva from the Olympics.

But the result was only revealed after she competed in Beijing, helping Russia win a team gold medal. Then — right before the award ceremony — chaos erupted.

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1. No Russians should have been allowed to compete. Period

Putin's use of PED was rampant among athletes sponsored by the Russian government.

They bribed officials to get a previous Olympics.

The entire country should have been banned for at least 15 years.

The scumbag athletes were still cheating. Still flaunting the rules.

Ban Russian teams from international competition.