WADA eyes verdict in 2023 for Valieva Olympic doping case
March 14, 2023 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A verdict in the Olympic case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva could come this year, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday detailing “distrust” of how it was first handled in Russia.
Russian agency also appeals in Valieva Olympic doping case
February 24, 2023 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The Russian anti-doping agency has filed an appeal in the case of Kamila Valieva, the Court of Arbitration for sport said Friday, but it has asked for the teenage figure skater to be punished with as little as a reprimand and keep her Olympic gold medal.
Skating body joins appeal for Valieva doping ban
February 22, 2023 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union is following the World Anti-Doping Agency in appealing the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year's Beijing Olympics.
Putin honors skating coach in Valieva Olympic case
February 6, 2023 GMTMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze one of the country's highest honors Monday, nearly a year after a doping case involving one of her skaters overshadowed the Winter Olympics.
US Figure Skating blasts delay in awarding of Beijing medals
February 2, 2023 GMTU.S. Figure Skating has largely taken the high road when it comes to allegations of Russian doping at last year's Beijing Olympics, which have left its team without any sort of medal after finishing second nearly a year ago.
WADA says Russia found ‘no fault’ in Valieva doping case
January 13, 2023 GMTMONTREAL (AP) — A Russian tribunal found figure skater Kamila Valieva bore “no fault or negligence” in a doping case that rocked last year's Winter Olympics, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Friday.
Column: No slapping, please, at the 2022 Newby Awards
December 23, 2022 GMTAs the world reclaimed a bit of normalcy in 2022, the Newby Awards were hoping to produce an awards show featuring all the elegance and decorum that were our imaginary hallmarks in the pre-COVID-19 era.
Russian skater Valieva could miss 2026 Olympics over doping
November 14, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva faces a potential four-year doping ban which would rule her out of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Monday.
WADA forces hearing in Russian skater Valieva’s doping case
November 8, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The World Anti-Doping Agency said Tuesday it sent the Beijing Olympics case of teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva to sport’s highest court, accusing Russian officials of making “no progress” toward resolving it.
American skaters blast RUSADA secrecy in Valieva doping case
October 23, 2022 GMTAmerican figure skaters blasted a decision by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to treat the Kamila Valieva doping case from the Beijing Olympics as confidential, with ice dancer Evan Bates on Sunday calling the secrecy of the investigation “an injustice” to those that performed clean.
NCAA champ Ross booted from worlds for missed doping test
July 16, 2022 GMTEUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Back-to-back NCAA champion Randolph Ross was booted from the world track and field championships on the eve of his 400 meter preliminary race, about a month after officials could not locate him to take an antidoping test.
Sports court sets July dates for Russian soccer ban appeals
June 22, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Russian appeals against bans from international soccer because of the country’s war in Ukraine are set to be heard at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in July.
The court on July 5 will hear the Russian soccer federation's appeal against FIFA and UEFA's joint decision to suspend its national and club teams days after Russia invaded Ukraine in February.
FIFA bans player for 18 months for same substance as Valieva
June 13, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — FIFA banned Ivory Coast goalkeeper Sylvain Gbohouo for 18 months on Monday in a doping case involving the same substance that Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for ahead of the Beijing Olympics.
WADA says fresh court ruling can reopen Russian doping cases
June 11, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A breakthrough court ruling in the Russian doping saga should lead Olympic sports bodies to revisit evidence for possible disciplinary cases against other athletes, the World Anti-Doping Agency said Saturday.
Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
June 7, 2022 GMTPHUKET, Thailand (AP) — No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games.
Figure skating body details proposal to hike age limit to 17
May 2, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Figure skating’s governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events.
The proposal was expected even before 15-year-old Kamila Valieva’s doping case dominated the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics in February.
Russian seeks to keep senior role at skating federation
April 27, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — A Russian official was among the candidates announced Wednesday for the International Skating Union’s elections in June, if he is allowed to stand to retain his place as a vice president.
Putin backs Russian skater Valieva as she faces doping case
April 26, 2022 GMTRussian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for figure skater Kamila Valieva on Tuesday, saying she did not compete “dishonestly” after her doping case dominated this year's Winter Olympics.
Russia stripped of hosting figure skating Grand Prix event
April 25, 2022 GMTLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Russia has been stripped of hosting an event on figure skating’s Grand Prix circuit next season because of the country's war on Ukraine.
The International Skating Union said Monday it is looking for a replacement host for the Nov.
Kamila Valieva to skate Russian exhibition competition
March 23, 2022 GMTLONDON (AP) — The teenage Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal at last month's Beijing Olympics will skate in a competition this week in Russia.
Kamila Valieva, who won Olympic gold in the team competition before finding out that she tested positive for a banned substance before the Beijing Games began, will skate in an exhibition tournament in Russia starting Friday.
After Russia’s ban, world figure skating medals up for grabs
March 22, 2022 GMTThe top two women from the Beijing Olympics, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova, won't be at the world figure skating championships this week in Montpellier, France. Neither will Kamila Valieva, the fourth-place finisher whose positive doping result casted a shadow over the entire Winter Games.
Russia ready again for urgent court case over World Cup ban
March 4, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — Russia’s expulsion from international soccer ahead of the World Cup playoffs is heading toward yet another urgent case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. And Russian sports have had some success in the court.
COLUMN: Will sports ever stop cozying up to strongmen?
March 4, 2022 GMTStrongmen and sports have always been a match made in hell, but that never bothered the august members of the International Olympic Committee before. Besides, who could have predicted that Russia and China would use the Games as a pretext to crack down on dissent or invade a neighboring country?
Russia-Ukraine War: Russia steps up attack on Ukraine cities
March 2, 2022 GMTRussia’s invasion of Ukraine entered its sixth day on Tuesday, with a huge convoy of Russian tanks and armored vehicles on a road to the capital, Kyiv, and fighting intensifying there and in other big cities.
Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
March 2, 2022 GMTGENEVA (AP) — More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine.
Ukraine invasion puts Russia’s elite sports status at risk
February 27, 2022 GMTRussia spent upwards of $50 billion to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, then concocted the most elaborate doping scheme in history — all to cement its standing as a global sports superpower.
Olympics say goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run
February 23, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Olympics have said goodbye to Asia after a star-crossed run, and it's unclear when they'll be back after the continent hosted four of the last eight Games.
The earliest the Summer Games could return is 2036, and the favorite could be the world's most populous country — not China, as you might expect, but India.
Spanish figure skater Barquero fails Olympic drug test
February 22, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero has become the fourth athlete to fail a doping test at the Beijing Olympics after testing positive for the banned steroid clostebol, the International Testing Agency said on Tuesday.
Finland beats Russians for its 1st Olympic hockey gold medal
February 20, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Sheets of paper rained down like super-sized confetti on the bench, which players leapt off at full speed to pile on top of goaltender Harri Sateri with such force that they knocked the net off its moorings.
Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges
February 20, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sport’s most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating.
Olympics Live: US skaters lose appeal to get silver medals
February 19, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.
Sui, Han earn Olympic gold at last in pairs figure skating
February 19, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong exploded from their seats in the kiss-and-cry area, and a small and carefully chosen crowd of Chinese fans in the stands did the same, the moment their scores were read in the pairs event at the Beijing Olympics.
Gu’s global coming-out party ends with 3rd Olympic medal
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Eileen Gu turned the Beijing Olympics into her own personal playground.
In the city. In the mountains. Spinning, flipping and flying above three different venues.
The American-born Gu came into the Games hoping to win three gold medals in freestyle skiing while representing China, where her mother was born.
Olympics Live: China pair breaks figure skating world record
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Sui Wenjing and Han Cong of China shattered their own world record for a short program at the Beijing Games on Friday night, giving them the narrowest of leads over Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov heading into the free skate to decide the Olympic champion.
China’s Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are in a most familiar place atop the pairs competition at the Olympics.
They plan to hold onto the spot this time.
Four years after a shaky free skate dropped the two-time world champions to the silver medal in Pyeongchang, Sui and Han shattered their own world record for a short program at the Beijing Games on Friday night.
After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach joined the global bandwagon of support for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva on Friday, criticizing her entourage and questioning whether 15-year-old athletes should be put under such pressure at the Olympics.
Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The doping case of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has dominated the conversation at the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
Thursday Sports in Brief
February 18, 2022 GMTMLB
NEW YORK (AP) — The threat to opening day on March 31 appeared to intensify Thursday when the drawn-out talks to end Major League Baseball’s lockout ended just 15 minutes after they had resumed following a four-day break.
Valieva case boosts drive to raise age limit at Olympics
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has led to many more questions than answers.
Some skaters think it's time to ask another: Should a 15-year-old be in the Olympics at all?
Court cites lab delay in ruling allowing Valieva to skate
February 18, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The judges who let Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva continue to compete at the Beijing Olympics blamed anti-doping officials in a legal document published Friday for a “failure to function effectively.”
Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Valieva tumbles out of the medals in Olympic figure skating
February 17, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Bing Dwen Dwen stuffed pandas are already in the hands of the top three finishers in the women's figure skating competition at the Beijing Olympics. The medals are coming Friday.
Heavily favored Russian teen Kamila Valieva fell twice and had two other big mistakes in her free skate on Thursday, dropping to fourth place and allowing the International Olympic Committee to avoid what could have been one of the most awkward moments in the history of the Games.
Olympics Live: Kamila Valieva’s falls leave her in 4th place
February 17, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the top three after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.
Canada skaters wait for Olympic medal that may not come
February 17, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Canadian figure skater Madeline Schizas could end up a medalist at the Beijing Games, though she isn’t holding her breath for the results of the Russian doping scandal that has cast a shadow over figure skating at the Winter Olympics.
US Olympic committee head says withholding medals ‘unfair’
February 17, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — The leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is “frankly, unfair to the athletes.”
AP sources: US skaters to get Olympic torches as medals wait
February 17, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case that is preventing them from receiving their silver medals, The Associated Press has learned.
Olympics Live: US, Canada both out of men’s hockey
February 16, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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The United States is out of the men’s hockey tournament at the Olympics in stunning fashion after blowing a late lead.
Valieva listed 2 legal oxygen boosters on Olympic forms
February 16, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Two legal substances used to improve heart function were listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva before her drug case at the Olympics erupted, according to documents submitted on her behalf.
US skater Vincent Zhou out of weeklong COVID-19 quarantine
February 16, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games, and he plans to perform in the exhibition gala that traditionally closes the Olympic program on Sunday.
EXPLAINER: The drug behind Russia’s Olympic doping case
February 16, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva was back on the Olympic ice at the Beijing Games for the individual competition Tuesday, skating into the lead hours after details of her legal defense in a doping case were revealed.
Russian skating dominance less about drugs, more about math
February 16, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The dominance of Russian women in Olympic figure skating, regardless of how the doping case of superstar Kamila Valieva plays out, has less to do with performance-enhancing drugs and more to do with something much more simple: math.
Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short program
February 15, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva skated off the Olympic ice with the lead in the women's short program and tears in her eyes.
They were not tears of joy.
The enormous pressure and scrutiny on the 15-year-old Russian dynamo, who is at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, appeared to finally get to her Tuesday night.
Emotional Valieva takes lead in Olympic figure skating
February 15, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Russian teen sensation Kamila Valieva put aside the emotional exhaustion of being at the center of a doping scandal and took the lead in the women's figure skating competition after the short program at the Beijing Olympics.
Figure skaters sound off on Valieva’s Olympic doping scandal
February 15, 2022 GMTFigure skaters and coaches competing against 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva shared a range of views about the doping scandal that has caused havoc at the Beijing Olympics and overshadowed the marquee women’s contest.
Russia’s Olympic doping case helps China skirt dicey topics
February 15, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Little more than a week ago, the questions from non-Chinese reporters at daily Olympics briefings were about sensitive things involving China — tennis player Peng Shuai, the government's treatment of Uyghur Muslims in the northwest, the efficiency of the anti-COVID “closed-loop system.”
Reaction as Kamila Valieva cleared to skate at Olympics
February 15, 2022 GMTReaction from the Olympics and social media after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was cleared to compete in Beijing despite failing a drug test in December.
WHAT TO WATCH: Figure skating drama moves to the ice
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — After days of off-ice drama, it's finally time for the women's figure skating competition to start.
The saga of Russian star Kamila Valieva moves on to the short program — which she can participate in after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Olympics Live: US wins to set up gold-medal game with Canada
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.
Russian skater can compete, but medal ceremony won’t be held
Valieva remains in Olympics; Shiffrin preps for downhill
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Teen sensation Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a Russian doping case that has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic skater’s entourage could face trouble under US law
February 14, 2022 GMTZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) — Legal troubles for the coach and others in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's orbit could emerge in the United States even after her doping case from the Beijing Games has been resolved.
Weekend Sports in Brief
February 14, 2022 GMTNFL
INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — In a venue built for champions, the Los Angeles Rams carried off the crown jewel: a Super Bowl trophy.
It took a precise 79-yard drive capped by Cooper Kupp’s 1-yard touchdown reception with 1:25 remaining for a 23-20 victory Sunday over the Cincinnati Bengals to give the Rams their first NFL title since the 1999 season — and their first representing Los Angeles since 1951.
Doping decision imminent for Russian skater at Olympics
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — After a marathon doping hearing that ended early Monday morning, 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva awaits to hear whether she can compete for the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic doping case ruling to be announced Monday afternoon
February 14, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Figure skater Kamila Valieva testified by video at an appeal hearing that will decide if the 15-year-old Russian star can still compete at the Beijing OIympics despite an ongoing doping case.
Olympics Live: US clinches men’s hockey tournament top seed
February 13, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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The United States has clinched the top seed in the Olympic men’s hockey tournament.
Russian doping case: How did we get here?
February 13, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva is one of the biggest talents in figure skating and was expected to be on of the most watched athletes at the Beijing Olympics.
Judge in Russian Olympic doping worked on Sharapova case
February 12, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — One of the lawyers that will judge Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday is an American who was once picked by Maria Sharapova’s legal team for her appeal over a similar performance-enhancing drug.
Russia’s Davis mum on mom’s role in Olympic doping case
February 12, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Russian ice dancer Diana Davis mostly remained silent as partner Gleb Smolkin snapped at reporters Saturday night for asking about Davis' mother, embattled figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze, and her involvement in 15-year-old Kamila Valieva's doping case.
Olympics Live: Germany’s Neise captures skeleton gold
February 12, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
Friday Sports in Brief
February 12, 2022 GMTOLYMPICS
BEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Olympics Live: IOC won’t act on ‘No War in Ukraine’ sign
February 11, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — The Latest on the Beijing Winter Olympics:
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The International Olympic Committee says there will be no repercussions for the Ukrainian skeleton athlete who flashed a small sign urging peace in his homeland at the end of a run.
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time
February 11, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over. It ended with a fall on his final run down the halfpipe, a heartfelt ovation from the crowd and then a tearful farewell to a sport he helped define.
Doping hearing to decide Russian skater’s Olympic fate
February 11, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s right to compete in the women’s event at the Beijing Olympics will be decided at an urgent hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Testing Agency — on behalf of the IOC — said Friday they would fight the decision by Russia’s anti-doping agency to allow the 15-year-old Valieva to skate.
Alphabet soup of parties go to Olympic court in Russian case
February 11, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — One of the most anticipated events at the Beijing Olympics is the imminent legal hearing in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case.
No Olympic medal as Shaun White takes flight for final time
February 11, 2022 GMTBEIJING (AP) — Shaun White’s brilliant and transcendent Olympic career is over. It ended with a fall on his final run down the halfpipe, a heartfelt ovation from the crowd and then a tearful farewell to a sport he helped define.