Russian Doping in Focus as Valieva Case Heads to Court

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva during the Women Single Skating Free Skating at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2022. Aleksandra Szmigiel/Reuters

GENEVA, Switzerland—The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday began hearing Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case.

Nineteen months after Valieva helped the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) win gold in the team event at the 2022 Beijing Games despite testing positive for a banned substance, her competitors are still awaiting justice.