Winter Olympics: Kamila Valieva prepares for skating as COI complies with athletes waiting for medals by Sonia OxleyBBC Sport in Beijing
Last update 5 hours 5 hours ago. Of the hours. From the Winter Olympics section Kamila Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee to victory in the team's figure skating team before it was announced that she had failed in a drug test. Test 24th GameShosts Winter Olympics: Beijing, China Dates: 4-20 FebruaryRaryCoverage: Live clock on BBC television, BBC Iplayer, BBC network button and online; Listen at BBC Radio 5 live sounds and BBC; Live text and highlights on the BBC Sport website and the mobile application
Hours earlier Kamila Valieva is prepared to skate, the Russian Olympic Committee said that" it does not agree categorically "with any asterisk next to the results if she ends in the first three.
Russian, 15, is Favorite to win the event of Olympic women on Thursday, but is in the Controversy center after a court ruled that it could compete despite a failed drug test.
Before the athletes of the United States whose medals for the team's event are waiting due to the case of the Chairman of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach.
th the Americans, who ended behind the Russian Olympic Committee, have said they would like to go home With its medals, said the Olympic and Paralympic Executive of the United States (UsOPC), said Sarah Hirshland.
"It is unfair to these athletes, not only on our team, but all the athletes that appear here and Wait for the integrity of the competition to be intact, and we did not do it and that is not right, "he said.
The IOC says that there will be no medal ceremony if valida ends in the first three in the event of the Woman, while that of the team event is also pending until the anti-doping case is closed.
Spokesman for the COI Mark Adams confirmed that a meeting between US skaters took place. UU And Bach, but not with the third Japanese position because "they told us they fully accepted the approach of the IOC".
he did not disclose the details of the meeting, but American American the media reported that athletes had been offered torches Olympics for now instead of M Edals.
Adams said he believed Bach, who won a fence gold in 1976, began the meeting because as a "The former athlete and the Olympic who wanted to understand how they felt".
"Just when talking with them, really listen to what they have to say and what they really want, they really want More than all expose what they think they want, "he told a press conference.
The ROC has sent a letter to the International Skating Union by asking that the results of the team should stay independently of the Result of the valieva case.
Valieva leads to entering Thursday's free skate after an emotional short program on Tuesday, where she fought Against tears after finishing.
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