Topline Ukrainian cross-country skier Valentyna Kaminska has tested positive for a steroid and two stimulants, becoming the second athlete at the Beijing Winter Olympics to fail drug tests, the Intern...
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Russian Skater Kamila Valieva Can Compete At Beijing Olympics Despite Earlier Doping Violation, Tribunal Rules
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be allowed to compete in the women’s single skating event at the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite testing positive for a banned substance recently, the ...
Russian Figure Skater Failed Drug Test Before Winter Games Debut, Urgent Court Hearing Set To Decide Her Olympics Fate
Topline Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva—who won gold in the team figure skating competition— was allowed by her country’s officials to participate in the Beijing Winter Games despite recently tes...
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis Snags First Gold Medal For Team USA At Beijing Winter Olympics
Topline Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis became the first American athlete to win a gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Olympics on Wednesday after she held on to an early lead in the women’s snowboar...
Medal Favorite Mikaela Shiffrin Disqualified From Slalom Event
Topline Two-time Olympic gold medal winning skier Mikaela Shiffrin was disqualified from the women’s slalom event at the Beijing Winter Olympics on Wednesday, dealing a major blow to the medal hopes o...
Hundreds Worldwide Protest China’s Human Rights Abuses As Beijing Winter Olympics Kick Off
Topline Hundreds of people in several countries on Friday protested against China’s repression of its Muslim Uyghur minority and Tibetans as the Beijing Winter Olympics kicked off amid diplomatic boyc...
Denmark Latest Country To Join U.S.-Led Diplomatic Boycott Of Beijing Olympics
Topline Denmark will not send diplomats to next month’s Beijing Winter Olympics, marking the latest country to boycott the event due to human rights abuses in China, and the Netherlands is keeping its...