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Bernie Wilson | Associated Press

Russian Kamila Valieva allowed to compete despite failing drug test

Russian skater Kamila Valieva trains Monday. | Bernat Armangue/AP

BEIJING — Teen sensation Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a Russian doping case that has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics.

Valieva will have a chance for a second gold medal at this year’s Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Monday she can compete this week despite failing a previous drug test.

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