Figure skating: Russian skater Valieva banned for 4 years for doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday confirmed Russian women's figure skater Kamila Valieva committed a doping violation, handing a four-year ban to the now 17-year-old starting retrospectively in December 2021.Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee win the mixed team event at the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 7, 2022, ahead of the United States in second and Japan in third.Those medals were never awarded. It was revealed a day after the competition that Valieva, then 15, failed a pre-competition doping test.On Tuesday, the International Skating Union announced the United States wi…READ FULL ARTICLE