Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva will testify at an emergency hearing as controversy surrounds the 15-year-old after the revelation of a positive drug test.
That is just over 24 hours ahead of Valieva's scheduled next Olympic event — the women's individual competition. She will be the strong favorite if cleared to skate, and her main challengers will be two Russian teammates.
Valieva has yet to miss a scheduled practice since word of her positive drug test emerged. On Monday, the reigning European champion helped the Russian skaters win team gold with a dynamic free skate in which she became the first woman to land a quad jump in Olympic competition. Valieva has yet to speak to the media since the news conference following the Russians' team gold, when the seemingly unbeatable star looked every bit the precocious teenager. Between questions, she was snapping photos and texting, while squeezing the plush mascot given to each medalist.Now, all their gold medals hang in the balance, unlikely to be decided until long after the Olympics end.
Ashley Wagner, another American figure skater who competed at the 2014 Sochi Games, was appalled that Russia is at the center of another doping scandal yet seems to continually get a pass from the International Olympic Committee.
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