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 women’s short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night. FOX13
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She wound up earning 82.16 points, more than eight off her own world record, but more than enough to top teammates Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova as they go for a Russian sweep of the podium. FILE - Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts after skating during the Women Single Skating Short Program on day eleven of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on Feb. 15, 2022 in Beijing, China.
The test was flagged by a laboratory in Sweden for a banned heart medication but only emerged last week, after her two brilliant performances in the team competition helped win gold for the Russia Olympic Committee. In her only comments since the drug test surfaced, Valieva told Russian state broadcaster Channel One on Monday night that "these days have been very difficult for me. I’m happy but I’m tired emotionally."Others pointed out that the real unfairness came in Valieva performing despite a positive test for a banned substance.
"The girls are such that nothing would have helped them if they didn’t have that kind of talent," said Anastasiia Shabotova, who was born in Moscow but competes for Ukraine. "It’s just funny to even think about it. They’re just talented and do a lot of work."
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