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Kamila Valieva

Genocide Olympics: Russian Skater Caught Doping Claims She Accidentally Took Grandpa’s Pills

Fifteen-year-old Russian skater Kamila Valieva, bizarrely permitted to continue competing in the disastrous Beijing Winter Olympics after failing a drug test, claimed through her lawyers on Tuesday that she might have drunk from a water glass contaminated by her grandfather’s heart medication.

John Hayward

15 Feb 2022, 2:45 PM PST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, puts her hands on her head during a trai

Genocide Olympics Will Allow Athlete from ‘Banned’ Russia to Compete After Failed Drug Test

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled on Monday to allow Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics after a urine sample she submitted in December 2021 tested positive for trimetazidine, an anti-angina drug the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) prohibits athletes from using both in and out of competition.

Gabrielle Reyes

14 Feb 2022, 7:10 PM PST

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, competes in the women's short program te