When is Kamila Valieva skating again? Figure skating schedule at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
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Updated 17/02/2022 at 10:26 GMT
Kamila Valieva has been given the all-clear by the Court of Arbitration for Sport to continue competing at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, despite testing positive in a drugs test carried out in December. The 15-year-old was cleared to avoid ‘irreparable harm’, but when will she return to the ice? Watch every event live from Beijing 2022 across Eurosport, the Eurosport app and discovery+
'It's good' - Valieva 'goes way clear' in top spot after routine
Figure skating at Beijing 2022 has been front and centre during the last 24 hours after it was confirmed Kamila Valieva will skate again at the Games, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) cleared the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) athlete to avoid ‘irreparable harm’.
The 15-year-old was involved in a major controversy after testing positive for trimetazidine - a banned heart agent typically used to treat angina - casting the remainder of her Beijing Games into doubt.
The test was conducted during the Russian National Championships in December, but a positive result was only announced last week by a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) accredited laboratory in Stockholm, whilst Valieva was skating towards an ROC team event gold in Beijing.
CAS confirmed at a hearing on Monday - attended by the athlete in question - that Valieva will be able to compete in the upcoming women's individual figure skating event on Tuesday, and won’t be stripped of her team event gold medal she won earlier in the Games. Monday’s hearing related only to her participation in the Games, with a more thorough investigation to determine whether she is in breach of doping regulations will be taken at a later date.
"On the basis of the very limited facts of this case, and after consideration of the relevant legal issues, it has determined that no provisional suspension should be imposed on the athlete," read a statement.
The statement went on to conclude: "The CAS Ad hoc Division was requested to determine the narrow issue as to whether a provisional suspension should be imposed on the athlete.”
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'Imagine what she's been through' - Valieva produces 'beautiful' performance
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has also confirmed there will be no medal ceremonies for events involving a top three finish for Valieva - who stole the show in her team event programme as the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympic Games - coming to the conclusion that it would "not be appropriate" to hand out awards whilst the case remains ongoing.
It is unknown how medals will be presented, but the IOC says it will "organise dignified medal ceremonies once the case of Ms Valieva has been concluded."
WHEN DOES VALIEVA COMPETE AGAIN?
Valieva returned to the ice on Tuesday, February 15 in the singles event, and shook off what has surely been the most challenging week of her life to finish first in the singles short program.
The 15-year-old produced an exquisite routine before she burst into tears, scoring 82.16, a 1.96 point lead over Russian team-mate Anna Shcherbakova, with Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto third.
She goes next in the free skate on Thursday, February 17, which starts at 10am GMT - Valieva is the last of 25 competitors and could take to the ice around 1-2pm.
The IOC confirmed there will be no podium if Valieva is among the medals.
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