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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's long-running doping case finally has dates for a hearing
•CAS will hear the case, which overshadowed last year’s Beijing Winter Olympics, from Sept. 26-29. It won't be open to the public.
WADA refers Kamila Valieva doping case to CAS
•Last month, WADA warned the Russian Anti-Doping Agency to speed up its investigation into Valieva.
Explained: Whether adding a minimum age limit for Olympic Games will protect youth athletes from doping
•Solutions must recognize that child athletes are the most vulnerable population affected by doping and, legally, have not developed the capacity to make rational, independent decisions
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Curtain falls on Games after tears, doping and Gu
•The curtain will come down on a Games which will be remembered for sporting excellence and the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, but also because they took place inside a vast Covid-secure "bubble".
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Olympic ideals exposed as farce in Kamila Valieva's case
•Kamila Valieva flew away from the Winter Olympics on Friday, her dreams crushed at the tender age of 15, and there's no reason to think she'd ever want to return after what she went through in Beijing.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva treatment by entourage was ‘chilling’, says IOC president Thomas Bach
•Thomas Bach said he was "very disturbed" to see 15-year-old Kamila Valieva's performance, having been controversially cleared to compete despite failing a drugs test in December.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: What happens next in Kamila Valieva's doping scandal?
•Russia's Kamila Valieva came a disappointing fourth in Olympics women's single event, after more than a week of intense scrutiny over a failed doping test. Her Olympics is over — but the saga is not.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva finishes 4th in women's figure skating as teammate takes gold
•Her Russian team-mate Anna Shcherbakova took gold after the 15-year-old Valieva produced an error-filled performance and was left distraught at the end of her free programme.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Kamila Valieva sets sights on 2nd title; Slovakia stun USA in men's ice hockey
•Russian figure skater Valieva into tears after topping Tuesday's first half of the women's singles competition to put herself in prime position ahead of the all-important free skate.
Beijing Winter Olympics 2022: Fresh twist in Kamila Valieva doping scandal after three substances claim
•Valieva's doping controversy took a fresh twist Wednesday after media reported that the Russian skater had three substances used to treat heart conditions in the sample which triggered the scandal.