Tag: Kamila Valieva

Russia’s Valieva aims for second Olympic title under doping cloud

by Guy JACKSON Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) – Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games. The 15-year-old is in pole position after finishing top in Tuesday’s first half of the women’s singles competition, before the all-important free skate that starts at 1000 GMT. In early action, Eileen Gu put herself on […]