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EXPLAINER: The meticulous path to ideal Olympic curling ice

Curling ice has come a long way in the 600 years since the Scottish began sliding stones across frozen lochs

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

After blow of Beijing, Olympians ask: What about Africa?

African representation has shriveled at the Winter Olympics

The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022

Michelle Kaufman: Letting Russian skater Valieva compete is an affront to all athletes at Beijing Olympics

Don’t let Kamila Valieva’s slight frame, sequined dress, and lipstick fool you. The 15-year-old Russian figure skating phenom, like all the Olympic skaters American TV viewers woke up to Tuesday morning, is a strong, fearless, world-class athlete.

Miami Herald · Feb 15, 2022

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva blames medication mix-up for failed drug test

The 15-year-old told arbitrators there was a "mix-up with her grandfather's heart medication," an Olympic official said.

Axios · Feb 15, 2022

'Tired' Valieva to skate at Olympics after doping ruling

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva says she is happy but worn out after a grueling doping hearing ended with her being allowed to skate in the women’s short program Tuesday at the Beijing Games

The Independent UK · Feb 15, 2022

Bryce Miller: Real shame in Russian skater Kamila Valieva's doping scandal belongs to others

The fate of a 15-year-old girl skating at the Winter Olympics for a country stripped of its name and competing without its flag because it ran a state-sponsored doping program is being decided in the most modern of Olympic ways.

Tribune News Service · Feb 15, 2022

Winter Olympics day 11: Valieva leads after short program – as it happened

Kamila Valieva took to the ice amid a swirl of controversy and elsewhere there were golds, blunders and much more

The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2022

The slippery science of Olympic curling: we still don't know how it works

Australia’s first ever Olympic curling team scored an historic win but missed the medal podium at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing. It was a remarkable performance for a team lacking any dedicated curling facilities at home.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2022

Talking Point: What do you think about Kamila Valieva being cleared to compete in Beijing?

Many may have expected Kamila Valieva to be immediately suspended from competing in the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics when the news broke that she’d tested positive for banned substance trimetazidine following a sample taken on Christmas Day, but CAS have said she is free to compete in Tuesday’s individual women’s…

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2022

Wada blames Russia over delayed Kamila Valieva result after star, 15, cleared to stay in Olympics

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to continue competing at the Beijing Winter Olympics despite the teenager testing positive for a banned substance

Daily Mirror · Feb 14, 2022