Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has broken her silence after being cleared to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics, admitting that her doping case ordeal has left her feeling emotionally drained.
Valieva will line up for Tuesday’s women’s individual event in Beijing after an emergency hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) declined to impose a suspension on the 15-year-old for a positive doping sample taken in December.
The result of the test was only reported last week, after Valieva had already helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) to gold in the team event in Beijing.