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Daily Mirror
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Jeremy Armstrong

Tearful Kamila Valieva misses medal as Russian teen finishes fourth amid drugs scandal

Russia's troubled teen figure skater Kamila Valieva missed out on a second Olympic gold as the drugs scandal finally took its toll.

The pressure of the past week told in her performance in the women's individual competition. She fell three times during her dance to Ravel's 'Bolero' to finish fourth, despite being red hot favourite to win.

It meant the 15-year-old - dubbed Miss Perfect - lost out on her chance of a second Olympic title.

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