Kamila Valieva is in the driving seat to win the Olympic singles figure skating title – but she won’t be awarded a medal
BEIJING: Teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will attempt to win a second Beijing Olympics title on Thursday in the next chapter of a doping scandal which has overshadowed the Games.
The 15-year-old is in pole position after finishing top in Tuesday’s first half of the women’s singles competition, before the all-important free skate that starts at 1000 GMT.
In early action, Eileen Gu put herself on track for a third freestyle ski medal for China while Mikaela Shiffrin was in the driving seat for the alpine combined event as the American skier sought to salvage her disastrous Olympics.
But all eyes will once more be on Valieva. If she finishes in the top three, medals will not…
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