star kamila valiyeva testifying today. she has tested positive for a banned medication believed to improve endurance after she helped her country win the figure skating team event. a ruling is expected on that monday. that s going to do it for me. i ll see you again next saturday at noon eastern. my friend yasmin vossoughian picks up our coverage. coverage. voltaren, the joy of movement. unleash the freshness. still fresh in wash-scent booster downy unstopables
slopestyle with a big night ahead in the figure skating team event, can the americans keep pace with a dominant russian team that includes a 15-year-old who may be one of the best ever. while in the mountains, weather is rewriting the schedule after strong winds grounded the high-flying men s downhill stephanie gosk has all the headlines now from beijing. reporter: big air, speed and a couple of surprise silver medals on the slopes. jaelin kauf came in second in moguls. i m so happy. i can t believe i m on the podium. and julia marino was not expected to medal at all, but then she landed this. a double front 10 julia marino probably put down the best run i ve ever seen her do. when you stomp that last trick, you have this energy that just wants to explode out of you it s the craziest feeling. reporter: what s even crazier is new zealand getting its first gold ever in the winter olympics.
this is fast becoming the biggest story at the beijing winter olympics. on monday that she needs prodigy kamila valieva made olympic history when she landed two quadruplejumps helping history when she landed two quadruple jumps helping the history when she landed two quadruplejumps helping the russian olympic committee to win gold in the figure skating team event. at the medals are yet to be handed out, leading to intense media speculation about the possible causes to the delay. there are unconfirmed reports in the russian media that 15 year old kamila valieva has tested positive for a banned substance. the ioc and other authorities are remaining tight lipped on the subject, saying it is the subject of an active legal case and they can t be drawn into speculation. the fact that valieva is under the age of 16 means if there was an anti doping rule violation she would be afforded more protection than adults but also her coaches and entourage would be automatically investigated for any po
the russian olympic committee win gold in the figure skating team event, making olympic history with her routine. the following day, the medals should have been awarded but a swedish laboratory announced her sample from december had come back positive for a banned substance and she was provisionally suspended by the russian anti doping agency. then on wednesday, she successfully challenged that and her suspension was lifted. but that decision is now being appealed by several organisations through the court of arbitration for sport. they need a result quickly because valieva is due to be competing again on tuesday as the favourite for gold. it s the chain of events but again, ultimately, you just feel so sad for the athlete because i cannot in my heart want to think she knew what was going on. another olympics, another doping controversy involving russia. all at a time when the country is serving a two year ban for a state sponsored doping programme. at the heart of it, one
to this adversity. we shall see. history in the making for a teenage competitor representing the russian olympic committee. give us your take on what camilla valieva has achieved. reporter: a fascinating juxtaposition, power in a 15-year-old. her legend continues to grow. here in beijing, kamila valieva scoring in the competition. she becomes the first woman to ever land a quad in olympic competition. she won the free skate by more than 30 points, propelling the r.o.c. to gold in the figure skating team event. she is setting olympic records, too. one of the most interesting lines i had heard, pat, about the r.o.c. skaters was from u.s. figure skater karen chan who said, i simply cannot do what they do. they are that dominant. they are fun to watch. extraordinary accomplishment at just 15 years of age as well.