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Kamila Valieva

Russian Figure Skater Valieva, the Doping Diva, Disqualified

Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 6:43 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Of course, that the notoriously doped-up Russians stole the Americans’ Olympic glory was bad enough. But the International Olympic Committee and the Court of Arbitration for Sport only compounded that unfairness by making the Americans wait nearly two years to resolve this matter. After all, I figured out two years ago the resolution they have finally come. IOC neutral… Read more.

Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Caught Doping. So Putin Threatens to Invade Ukraine?

Saturday, February 12, 2022 at 4:36 PM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Russia state-sanctioned doping That Russia runs a state-sanctioned doping program to enhance the performance of its athletes is an open secret. I decried this phenomenon in the blog post “In Putin’s Russia Even Athletics Is a Criminal (Doping) Enterprise” on November 9, 2015.  Therefore, nobody should be surprised that Kamila Valieva has the women’s figure skating competition embroiled… Read more.