Olympics: Figure skaters' minimum age of 17 to be considered: source

Following incidents surrounding 15-year-old Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva, the International Skating Union is moving toward raising the minimum age for Olympics and world championships skaters from 15 to 17, a source with knowledge of the matter said Saturday.The source said preparations are being made to deliberate on the change at a June ISU meeting.The International Olympic Committee and the World Anti-Doping Agency were unable to block Valieva from skating at the Beijing Games despite a positive drug test because of her age, and the skater was then berated by a coach after …READ FULL ARTICLE