The only thing we know for sure, for certain, is Kamila Valieva will now skate for Olympic gold.
All things being equal, she should win too because there is frankly no better figure skater in the world, arguably ever.
But there the certainties stop and this tawdry tale becomes as murky as the slate grey Beijing sky, after another depressing day in the more than questions than answers story that has dominated the Games.
