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The world's highest anti-doping authority has said it will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
The world's top anti-doping authority will investigate the entourage of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
The news that 15-year-old Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Olympics puts Russia’s gold medal in the team event in jeopardy.
The coach behind Russia's figure skating dynasty rarely speaks to the media, enhancing her mystique as a guru who produces a line of teenage stars who can land jumps no other women even attempt. A doping furor around her star pupil has forced Eteri Tutberidze into the spotlight at the Beijing Olympics. She broke her silence on the case against Kamila Valieva on Saturday, telling Russian TV: “We are absolutely sure that Kamila is innocent and clean.”
Eteri Tutberidze's young pupils have dominated women's figure skating for the past eight years