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Hello, welcome to our viewers. you are watching cnn "newsroom." just ahead. its the doping scandal rocking the olympics. and now a decision on the fate of the 15 year-old russian skater involved has been made. were live in beijing. with the details. live images from kyiv independence square another world leader prepares to take his turn at preventing war between ukraine and russia. a day after president biden promised swift and severe cost if russia invades. plus hip hop halftime. we will break ...

What are the ramifications of the decision and whats the reaction so far? >> the reaction have been swift and mixed. the u.s. olympic committee the u.s. antidoping agency expressing their doubts and disappointment over the decision. and seeing how the olympic committee should be upholding the highest standard of integrity in sports allowing athletes to compete on a level playing field and this decision seems to be fly in the face of all that. china closely monitored social media there seem to be...

With that decision, one question answered. many other things left hanging. with many people left quite upset. >> indeed. and how much concern does the decision like this raise and does it taint the games when dealing with doping cases particularly in relation to russian athletes given the history? >> yeah, were far from the end of this. these games will be forever tainted. from that point of view. its what people are all talking about. so many questions that remain unanswered. and whatever the f...