GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Olympics on Monday, almost two years after the teenager's doping case caused turmoil at the Beijing Games.
The reaction of her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, was fiercely criticized by skating experts and International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach.
The case came to CAS to challenge a Russian anti-doping tribunal verdict in late 2022 that Valieva was not at fault.
Since the Olympics, Valieva has skated on an expanded Russian national competition circuit and in various TV events and ice shows.
“I say, you know, we’re the only two athletes from the Beijing team that are still competing — every single one of the rest of us has moved on,” Bates said.
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