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When you don't throw in a towel you don't give up. so i'm holding onto a lot of hope for the future, and my focus is hoping that brandon will become healthy and back on his feet really soon. >> brandon, decisions about who will be on the u.s. skating team in the olympics are being made this weekend. it's rare for skaters who don't compete in nationals to get a spot on the team, but you're petitioning the committee to take your whole body of work into account. are you worried this will cause you the chance -- you and your partner the chance to represent the u.s. in beijing? >> i mean, nothing i...

I'm just having a little bit of heartache for brandon knowing that he's isolated and on his own. and health wise, i'm fine luckily. >> alexa, you both should be competing this week, and you've been training for years, even practicing this week before testing, before he tested positive. it has to be devastating for you. >> yeah. a lot of tears were shed behind the scenes, but, you know, these moments make you stronger, and it's never the end when you don't throw in the towel, if you don't give up. so i'm holding on to a lot of hope for the future, and my focus is hoping that brandon will become...

Disqualified valiyeva and her consistent greatness. if she wasn't coming in top three, katy, this wouldn't be an issue but her skating is so far ahead of the pack, it has put this glaring asterisk over one of the biggest, most beautiful of all winter events we heard from scott hamilton say what so many in the skating community are feeling right now. take a listen. >> i've never seen anything like this. i think a positive drug test, you don't compete. and the fact this is going on and everybody else has to sacrifice their olympic moments for an athlete that came in testing positive seems ludicr...

Agency told the times, quote, it is a trifecta of substances. two of which are allowed, and one that is not allowed. he added, the benefits of such a combination seem to be aimed at increasing insurance, reducing fatigue, and promoting greater efficiency and using oxygen. valieva did skate this morning in the short program and is well in the league in spite of an early stumble. if she is in the top three after thursday's free skate, olympic officials say there will be no medal ceremony until a full investigation is complete. i spoke with olympic gold medalist scott hamilton shortly after valie...

A ceremony because of a failed drug test. nobody denies it was a drug test. they're saying it's because she's 15 and there's a loophole in the system and the court of arbitration is saying hold on. everybody is trying to do -- not everybody, but there's many people trying to do the right thing, it's just their caught up in these legalities and loopholes. it seems so unfair. i think it's zero tolerance. i think if you have a positive drug test, you don't compete. the fact that this is going on and everybody else has to sacrifice their olympic moments for an athlete that came in testing positive...