the olympic games, telephones just mesmerizing what she was able to do on the ice, the first female skater to ever complete a quad, and she did it twice within her program which was phenomenal to watch. so i guess when it comes to the russians and doping, alisyn, we shouldn t be that surprised because the athlete from russia not able to compete under their own flag but under this roc, russian olympic committee, of course, going back to 2014 in sochi when they had all sorts of doping allegations that were systemic. not just the individual athletes, of course, that s a problem in and of itself, but being done by the government and by the system there from the russian team. so that s really what makes this problematic and why many have questioned why they have even allowed these russian athletes to participate now in two straight winter games despite having all these issues with doping, and this is just the latest. and of course the ioc has been
focusing on their own games and emphasizing the importance of having a level playing field. interestingly the chinese state media has mostly ignored the story and their tv announcers make no mention of the doping allegations against her when valiyeva performed tuesday night. the report that she tested positive for three drugs surrounds doubts. one substance was used by her grand grandfather, another used by her mother to treat her heart condition. it s painting this increasingly damning picture on her entourage and further convincing experts not to mention critics of her being part of russia s long standing doping scandal. this is what the u.s. told us several hours ago. having these three, two declared and one obviously testing positive that wasn t declared, one that was
flag, not allowed to because of doping controversies in previous olympics. what are you learning about this case? yeah. here we are, yet another olympics, jake, another time where you ve got swirling questions over russian athletes suspected use of banned substances. and as it is, russian athletes as you point out are unable to compete under flag or anthem because of prior punishment for state sponsored doping. they compete now under russian olympic committee. the minor on the team is the biggest scar in skating, set nine world records. monday made history, becoming the first to land a quad at the games. russians won gold. the medal ceremony was delayed because of what the ioc was a legal issue. cnn source pointing to a positive drug test. if doping allegations are true, it is not clear what exactly will happen, jake. folks are watching it closely. almost as if the russians don t take the punishment seriously if the punishment isn t real. david culver in beijing, thank
other olympians have been disqualified before, for the taking the drug that valiyeva tested positive for. it boosts, endurance and blood flow and anger and outrage is growing. other figure skaters are calling this a mockery of clean competition. that is tainting the moment that other athletes have spent their entire careers preparing for. and also denying them the opportunity for a medal ceremony because medals will not be awarded until a broader investigation into the doping allegations is complete. and it will include an examination of the adults surrounding valiyeva because she is only 15 years old. she s often seen clutching her favorite stuffed animal on the ice and she is, what many experts say, a victim of russia s system of state-sponsored doping. this is what the president of the world anti-doping agency had to say in a tweet. it s called wada. he said, quote, the doping of children is evil and unforgivable and that doctors, coaches and other support
ago, nine u.s. skaters lost an appeal to have their silver medals awarded in a public ceremony. the court did not elaborate on the decision, but said it would release details on the upcoming days. the medal ceremony was delayed after doping allegations. they may not possible receive their medals for years. i want to leave you with a special story involving a special bond between a brother and sister and the reunion that played out in a classroom. anchor tom lammas has the story. reporter: growing up they were inseparable, which has made this past year inseparable. chase was deployed to europe last february, and spend 11 months away from home.