potentially huge. valieva is the favourite in the women s individual event which starts on tuesday. but it raises wider questions about whether russian athletes should be competing at all given that russia is still setting sanctions for a state sponsored programme. is still setting sanctions for a state-sponsored programme. thank ou. now, imagine competing at the winter olympics having only started skiing at the age of 32. well, that s what alpine skier benjamin alexander will do at the weekend when he becomes jamaica s first ever olympic competitor in the sport. andy swiss has been talking to him in beijing. from total novice to olympic skier, the jamaican trailblazer on a quite remarkablejourney. benjamin alexander grew up in northamptonshire, before forging a career as a globetrotting dj. skiing wasn t something even tried, he told me, until the age of well, just listen. my first lesson out in whistler
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