issues involved with beijing. i think this is a black mark that will last a long time on the olympics. if you can t trust what you re watching, why watch. either you re going to allow doping or not going to allow doping. today the court of arbitration gave an epically wrong answer. and i think this will linger for years to come. she is 15, right? so with when she s obviously in this category competing against other people of different ages, they re all competing for the same thing. at the same time, christine, she is 15. while that has afforded her some protections that arguably she may or may not deserve, it has also made her vulnerable. and i think we need to focus on russia here. this could arguably be state-sponsored child abuse with her doping, whether she knew about it, was coerced into it, didn t know about it. reporter: well, that s true.
compete in the figure skating competition despite failing a drug test. valiyeva tested positive for a banned medication in december, a medication that can help with endurance. an international court said she can compete because she is a minor. if she wins, there will be no medal ceremony, which is a dramatic ceremony. one of the first to report on this scandal, christine brennan. there s so much to talk about here, christine. what do you make of this decision? reporter: brianna, the olympic games have been plunged into absolute chaos by this court of arbitration for court decision. as you well know, and as everyone following the story knows, valiyeva, 15 years old, tested positive for a banned substance. that s doping. that s cheating. russia gotten a slap on the
best. so i think we re going to see a trend of older athletes, typically older, performing at the highest levels. we saw tom brady and what he s been able to do as an incredible example. this is going to be the trend moving forward. i think athletes careers are going to be extended, which is great, which hopely gives them more time to prepare for when they have to hang up those skates, so to speak, and figure out how to contribute to our communities and society at large. so great. from those high points to a real low point, the 15-year-old russian skater, kamila valiyeva, the court of arbitration will have a hearing tomorrow after she tested positive for a heart drug back in december that might assist in her stamina. so what is the. message now being sent if she is allowed to continue to compete in beijing, even if she was surreptitiously given this drug? so, i don t know the details around, you know, the amounts,
accountability. here the doping agency in charge of kamila s positive test is the russian anti-doping agency which first suspended her and thenso agencies with two different protocols and live on two different integrity standards. but, what i think of the ruling that the cas, the court of arbitration here in beijing made, i think it is a joke. how does somebody with a positive test till get to compete in the olympic games. the whole point is that it is a level playing field and everyone is competing clean. i don t know where the russians are gedding their medical advice. it feels like the team doctor is elizabeth holmes or something. adam rippon in beijing. thank you so much it is always great to see you. into turning to our behind china s wall series, behind the fanfare and the glamour of the olympic games, the chinese
world leaders work to bring russia back from the brink of war with ukraine, as downing street says the crisis is at a criticaljuncture. it was the uk s most widespread miscarriage ofjustice with more than 700 subpostmasters wrongly accused of theft, a public inquiry into what went wrong begins today. russian skater kamila valieva is cleared to compete at the winter olympics. the is year old failed a drugs test before the games, but the court of arbitration said excluding her would have caused irreparable harm . if you have travel plans this week the middle of the week and the end of the week is looking very windy. today we have rain clearing and sunshine and showers. i ll have the details throughout this morning s programme. it s monday the 14th of february. our main story. the prime minister willjoin other world leaders in last ditch efforts to pull russia back from the brink of war with ukraine.