Officials with the International Testing Agency say 15-year-old Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication in December. It's unclear why she was cleared to compete in Beijing:
Kamila Valieva of the Russia Olympic Committee performs her history-making routine at the figure skating team event earlier this week. BEIJING — A Russian athlete is once again at the center of a doping scandal — one that has embroiled the Winter Olympics in Beijing.released by the International Testing Agency, star Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva took a doping test on Dec. 25 and later tested positive for a performance-enhancing heart medication.
Officials in Moscow say they reviewed Valieva's case on Feb. 9 and lifted her"provisional suspension." Because of past doping scandals, Russian athletes are already competing under a provisional agreement that identifies them as members of the"Russian Olympic Committee" and not as representatives of Russia itself.
"There's zero evidence anything has changed," said Travis Tygart, head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which handles drug testing for the USOPC.
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