Russian figure skater to lose Olympic skating gold to US and banned for four years over doping violation

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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, once a 15-year-old gold medal phenom, was announced on Monday to be disqualified from the 2022 Beijing Olympics figure skating competition after having been found guilty of an anti-doping violation by Switzerland’s Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Valieva will be banned from Olympic competitions for four years, backdating to Dec. 25, 2021.

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