settled once and for all, but they simply couldn't get everybody on board for that to happen. so they also said if valiyeva is allowed to compete on tuesday and wins, then conceivably, she could receive that medal. but if that separate process finds her guilty of doping later, then that medal could be revoked. so it's a rather complicated picture. but of course the ruxs have insisted they have lifted that temporary ban on valiyeva because she has been passing her doping tests before and after december 25th. that's when the sample was collected. she has been testing negative since she arrived here in beijing. that's why the russians think the positive test results should not apply for the games period. but one thing is clear. even with that decision announced in less than an hour from now, there is still going to be a lot of things left hanging. john? >> this has obviously taken some of the shine at least off her achievements so far. she was sensational in the figure skating. she landed that very difficult