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Kamila Valieva performs during the team event women single short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing

Travis Tygart: US could prosecute Russians in Kamila Valieva case, says USADA chief

By Lizzy Yee, Arnaud Siad and Aleks Klosok, CNN The United States could prosecute Russian individuals allegedly involved in figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case under the American Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act (RADA), the head of the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), Travis Tygart, told CNN on Friday. The RADA bill, named after whistleblower Grigory Rodchenkov who

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Nathan Chen

US figure skater Nathan Chen ‘truly hopes’ medal ceremony will take place amid Russian teenager drug test controversy

By Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty, Bex Wright, Hannah Ritchie and Jack Bantock, CNN Newly-crowned Olympic champion Nathan Chen has told CNN that he still hopes to stand on the podium to celebrate Team USA’s figure skating silver in Beijing. Chen and his US teammates missed the opportunity to collect their medals from the figure skating

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Nathan Chen

US figure skater Nathan Chen ‘truly hopes’ medal ceremony will take place amid Russian teenager drug test controversy

By Coy Wire, Dan Moriarty, Bex Wright, Hannah Ritchie and Jack Bantock, CNN Newly-crowned Olympic champion Nathan Chen has told CNN that he still hopes to stand on the podium to celebrate Team USA’s figure skating silver in Beijing. Chen and his US teammates missed the opportunity to collect their medals from the figure skating

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Russia's Kamila Valieva attends a training session on February 11

Kamila Valieva: Russian anti-doping agency allowed teenage figure skater to compete in Olympics despite failed drug test

By Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday. Fifteen-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) take home gold in Monday’s

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NFL officials argued in a letter to two US representatives that the Washington Commanders are withholding documents pertaining to the investigation into team owner Dan Snyder.

NFL tells members of Congress that Washington Commanders are blocking access to documents from team investigation

By Jacob Lev, CNN NFL officials argued in a letter to two US representatives that the Washington Commanders are withholding documents pertaining to the investigation into team owner Dan Snyder. The letter from the league’s legal counsel, obtained by CNN and dated Wednesday, was to Carolyn Maloney, a New York Democrat, and Raja Krishnamoorthi, an

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Kamila Valieva: Russian anti-doping agency allowed teenage figure skater to compete in Olympics despite failed drug test

By Hannah Ritchie, Angus Watson and Helen Regan, CNN Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva failed a drug test taken in December before the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) confirmed Friday. Fifteen-year-old Valieva, a breakout star of the Games who helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) take home gold in Monday’s

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