Russian skater reportedly tests positive for banned drug

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Russian Olympic skater Kamila Valieva reportedly tested positive for the use of a banned drug.

Valieva, 15, whose female figure skating team initially appeared to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, tested positive for using trimetazidine, which is often used for chest pain, Russian media company RBK reported.

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