as the u.s. and its allies are putting russia on notice about ukraine, the country is also getting blowback on the olympic stage, i should say, and demands for accountability over its latest doping scandal. this time, involving russian teenaged figure skater camilla valieva, who is actually scheduled to compete in a few days. today, the testing agency confirmed that she was allowed to dpeet by russia despite failing a drug test in december, before the winter olympics. and the head of the u.s. anti-doping agency told cnn today the u.s. could prosecute russians who are actually or allegedly involved in her case. this comes, as global athlete and international athlete-led movement released a statement saying in part, russian athletes have no choice but to conform to the system. they either fall in line, or they are out of sport.
anticipated something so crushing for valiyeva, other competitors for skating, frankly. it feels like from the doping scandals to even simone biles shining a light on unrelenting pressure and mental health issues, have we learned nothing? it s difficult on so many levels. i mean, yesterday shattered my heart to see the treatment, to see the behaviors, to see the isolation of one athlete. you know, when you see valiyeva, you know, and everything she s been through in this doping at 15 years old, at 15 years old, i was coming in ninth for the second year in a row in the novice nationals. i had no experience at that level at that age being on the olympic stage. life experience. then you look at the coach, who basically had a temp every tantrum because she was upset she didn t win.
board. before she took to the olympic stage, to have that beamed into the front rooms of people who may be otherwise wouldn t take a look at skateboarding is incredibly valuable. ~ ., ., ~ look at skateboarding is incredibly valuable. ~ ., ., ~ ., valuable. what do you think of the wa the valuable. what do you think of the way the sport valuable. what do you think of the way the sport has valuable. what do you think of the way the sport has been valuable. what do you think of the way the sport has been presented | way the sport has been presented during the olympics? there s been a big debate anyway, i think i m right in saying, amongst skateboarding enthusiasts about whether it s a good thing or not to be recognised as an olympic sport. what you make of it? ., ., , ., as an olympic sport. what you make ofit? ., ., , ., , of it? you are right, it s a big controversy of it? you are right, it s a big controversy in of it? you are right, it s a big controversy in the of it?
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