they re allowed to compete. there is a lot of questions why, certainly they re a great rival, tv interest in russia versus the u.s., what have you. it is astounding that russia keeps getting passes to come back again and then, now, of course, the positive drug test among the russian, six-person russian figure skating team. and the 15-year-old minor is the one who was tested positive, according to my sources, and that s the great star, the gold medal favorite of the women s competition, kamila valieva. so that s where the story stands. it is astounding, it is really focusing that spotlight once again on russia and their behavior and of all teams, the team that is really, you know, on probation, for doping, has this doping positive really just to start off the games. it is truly astounding and more questions certainly, jim, than answers at this point. yeah, and russia in the past showing no remorse, really, for
gold medal performance was very different, right? yeah. and that s the thing. compared with chen, gu is a hero, the star. likewise u.s. born, mom is from china, but the difference, she s competing for team china. she s all over the ads, carries huge endorsements. state media made document trees about her. she and chen as we said, chinese american athlete, born and raised, trained in the u.s., but treated so differently here. perhaps the biggest factor, one chose to represent china, the other team usa, jake. a disappointment if not insult to the host country because of that. yeah. i thought the games were supposed to be free of politics. as long as i have you here, david, multiple sources tell cnn that a minor on the gold medal winning russian olympic team, figure skating team tested positive for a banned substance. the only minor member of the team is a 15-year-old star. we should point out the team is not competing under the russian
as an individual. but it has now been confirmed that she tested positive for a banned substance, in a sample taken on christmas day. our sports news correspondent, laura scott, has the latest from beijing. after days of intense media speculation, the international testing agency has now confirmed what we and many other media outlets understood to be the case, which is that the 15 year old prodigy from russia, kamila valieva, tested positive for a banned substance. in a lengthy statement, they revealed that kamila valieva had been drugs tested on christmas day when she was competing at the russian figure skating championships. now, that result hadn t come out. so, she was able to compete here in beijing where on monday, she made olympic history, landing two quadruple jumps to help the russian olympic committee win figure skating team gold. now, on tuesday, those medals were meant to be handed out, but they weren t and that is because, on that same day, the swedish laboratory that was an
at the russian figure skating championships. now, that result hadn t come out. so she was able to compete here in beijing where on monday, she made olympic history, landing two quadruple jumps to help the russian olympic committee win figure skating team gold. now, on tuesday, those medals were meant to be handed out, but they weren t, and that is because, on that same day, the swedish laboratory that was analysing her sample revealed that that sample had tested positive for a banned substance. that meant that valieva was provisionally suspended by the russian anti doping authorities. then on wednesday, valieva successfully challenged that provisional suspension. but now we know that the international olympic committee and the international skating union are appealing that decision to the court of arbitration for sport, and they are requesting they reimpose that provisional suspension. valieva is the favourite for gold in the women s singles event, which begins on tuesday,
drug test, and that person is a minor, which is a key clue here. the six-person russian team has not yet received their gold medal for winning that team event this week. we are being very precise with our language here. it s important but you can get the implications. it s unclear exactly when the positive test was taken. the only minor on the russian figure skating team is 15-year-old kamila valieva. she made history on monday, becoming the first woman to ever land a quad at the games. coy wire joins us now. and christine brennan, usa today columnist. christine, i want to start with you. because you broke this story. where is it this morning? what new have you learned? reporter: john, where it is in a state of confusion. for the second straight day, the international olympic committee, in their press briefing,