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Jeremy Armstrong

Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces becoming youngest banned Olympian in history

Russian skater Kamila Valieva could make ­history on Monday at 15 – as the youngest star booted out of an Olympics.

The favourite for Tuesday’s figure skating event will learn her fate following a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing in Beijing today.

Russia’s Olympic Committee insists her gold in the team event was won “honestly” and it will make a desperate plea to save Valieva – the first skater to land a quadruple jump in Games history.

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