Alysa Liu makes return to skating after two years in retirement

American figure skater Alysa Liu, still just 18 years old, has announced she will return to the sport after two years off. The two time US champion and 2022 Olympian last competed at the 2022 World Figure Skating Championships, where she earned bronze. At 12 Liu became the youngest skater ever to land a triple Axel in international competition, and …

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Canada will appeal Russian bronze after Kamila Valieva doping disqualification

Canada will appeal the International Skating Union’s decision to award Russia the figure skating team bronze for the 2022 Olympics despite Kamila Valieva’s recent disqualification for doping. The case of Valieva, who was just fifteen at the time of the offense, dragged on for years, with a ruling only coming at the end of last month. Valieva was issued a …

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Teenage Figure skater Kamila Valieva stripped of Olympic medals After testing positive for dopamine

On Monday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva for a period of four years following a positive doping test result. The sample, which was taken on December 25th 2021 prior to the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, found her to have the banned substance of trimetazidine in her system. The ruling, which was handed …

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Verdict in Kamila Valieva doping case expected by January

The Court of Arbitration for Sport announced Friday that a verdict in the Kamila Valieva doping case is expected by January. A positive test for a banned heart medication came to light a day after then-15-year-old Valieva helped Russia win team figure skating gold at the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The medals for that event were never handed out. If Valieva …

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Kamila Valieva to testify at own CAS doping hearing

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, now 17 years old, will testify by video link in a hearing over her long-contested doping case later this month. Valieva, then 15, was a favourite for the 2022 Beijing Olympics, especially when she became the first woman to land any quad jump in Olympic competition. She ultimately finished fourth after being allowed to continue …

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