articleRussian figure skater Kamila Valieva was the talk of the 2022 Olympics in Beijing, as the then-15-year-old phenom helped the Russian Olympic Committee to a team gold medal. However, the world came crashing on Valieva and the Russian team as she tested positive for a banned substance. She claimed that the banned substance may have been the result of contamination with medication that her grandfather took regularly. AMERICAN OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST MIKAELA SHIFFRIN HOSPITALIZED AFTER SCARY CRASH IN SKIING WORLD CUPThe International Olympic Committee decided to present any medals for the event in question. The organization said it upheld appeals led by the World Anti-Doping Agency, which asked the court to disqualify Valieva and ban her.

Source: Fox News January 30, 2024 09:48 UTC