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Figure skater implicated in Winter Olympics doping scandal
Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, February 7, 2022, in Beijing

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Kamila Valieva practised as usual today, amid a swirl of allegations concerning a doping offence that threatens to ignite a major controversy at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.

Officials from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and doping agencies are still refusing to comment on a legal case concerning the outcome of the team figure skating competition that concluded at the Capital Indoor Arena on Monday.

The medal ceremony for the event, which was won by the team representing the Russian Olympic Committee, has been delayed.

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