Russian figure skater who failed drugs test allowed to compete in Winter Olympics
February 15, 2022
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as posted by the channelRussian 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug following a test on Christmas Day - but she's being allowed to compete in the Winter Olympics.
Miss Valieva's sample was found to contain a banned heart medication called trimetazidine.
Russia is already serving an international ban for widespread state-sponsored doping during the Winter Games it hosted in Sochi in 2014.
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