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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Elsa Desmond: “It Would Be A Luxury Not To Have To Worry About Funding”

Ireland’s first Olympic luge competitor Elsa Desmond works as a doctor while also being a self-funded athlete. She has been named as one of Team Ireland’s flagbearers for the upcoming Winter Olympics opening ceremony.

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Meet Ireland’s Winter Olympic Hopefuls | Tess Arbez and Claire Dooley

The countdown to the 2022 Winter Olympic Games is in full swing, with Tess Arbez (Alpine Skiing) and Claire Dooley (Freestyle Skier) hopeful to be competing in the competition running in Beijing from the 4th-20th of February.

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