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Other news were following, the russian figure skater, kamila valiyeva is leading the short program, despite a positive drug test. cnns selina wang reports from beijing. the russians are offering an unusual explanation for her test results. >> reporter: kamila valiyeva, russian figure skater in favor to take gold at the olympics, raced into the lead of the single competition, despite testing positive before the games for a banned drug. valiyeva defending her positive drug test saying it was a mix...

Self-defense courses to go to work. the international olympic committee will not hold medal ceremonies for any events involving star russian figure skater kamila valiyeva. but sources say that the ioc has offered olympic sovereigns as they await the outcome of the case. the court of arbitration for sport ruled valiyeva still could compete in this weeks womens events. it was a controversial decision. she leads now after mondays short program. while her case will make its way through the anti-do...

This question. >> do you think they have the guts to do that? >> you know where it has to happen now, sponsors. these sponsors have to say -- we finally have to hear from them. theyve been so quiet and silent on chinese human rights abuses. we need to hear from these sponsors and got to say to the ioc youve got to do something big because were not going to do anything anymore. >> do you think they dont have the guts to do it? >> i think with the scoring of the short program that just happened at...

For three substances related to treating heart conditions, that according to a document cited by "the new york times." she declared two of them, but the third is a banned substance, yet she was allowed to compete today, and she leads after the womens short program. i want to bring in cnns david culver who is in beijing for us. he is following the story. thank you. hello to you. earlier today valieva blamed her positive drug test on a mix-up with her grandfathers medication. but now we have learn...

President has offered a u.s. figure skaters olympic torches as holdover gifts. while they await a resolution of the doping case thats preventing them from receiving their silver medals. the u.s. finished runner-up to the russians in a team event last week. but the outcome came into question, after revelations that kamila valiyeva tested positive for a banned substance before the games. the court of arbitration for the support ruled kamila valiyeva could still compete in this weeks womens event, ...

Ioc youve got to do something big because were not going to be a part of this anymore. >> as i asked christine that question, i saw you shaking your head. do you disagree? you think they dont have the guts to do it? >> i think with the scoring of the short program that just happened at the olympics its very clear russia skating is stilling with very favoritized because two of the top four are russian women who made huge mistakes, and theyre still sitting in the top four over other athletes who s...

And welcome back to "cnn newsroom," everyone. im michael holmes in ukraine. >> im kim brunhuber at the cnn news center in atlanta. if youre just joining us, let me bring you up to speed on our top stories. a new york judge ruled donald trump and two of his children donald jr. and ivanka must sit for depositions into the trump organization. the judge is rejecting attempts by trump and his lawyers to block the subpoenas for their testimony calling their arguments quote, audacious, preposterous and...

If only it was this easy for us. without a doubt, one of the most thrilling athletes to watch at the olympics was nathan schen. chen. setting a world record in the mens short program and clinching the gold medal victory

The skating pair gave an emotional performance in fridays ice dance, the rhythm dance. the audience rose to their feet at the end and waved ukrainian flags to show their support. [ applause ] and ivan smoratko earned a standing ovation from the crowd after his performance at the mens short program. the 20-year-old also wore ukrainian colors. smoratko struggled through some of the more complicated components of his routine, but the audience still rewarded him for his skating. what you need? like ...

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