Helene Elliott: In wake of Kamila Valieva's disqualification, delayed justice for U.S. figure skaters
by Helene Elliott, Los Angeles Times
Jan 30, 2024
3 minutes
Their golden moment is gone, never to be enjoyed as it should have been, on the ice where nine American figure skaters were robbed of a gold medal in the Beijing Olympics team competition because of the doping-fueled performance of Russian teenager Kamila Valieva.
But after nearly two years of plodding investigations and more than a few anxious moments, justice for the U.S. skaters, though delayed, has not been denied. A decision rendered Monday by the Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sports confirmed Valieva had committed an anti-doping violation and as
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