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Kamila Valieva, performs in figure skating, at the Russian Women's Jumping Championship 2022 in St. Petersburg, at the Yubileyny sports complex. (Maksim Konstantinov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

Russia gets bronze sans Valieva points

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Ni Minzhe/CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty Images)

Skater Kamila Valieva gets four-year ban

Katharina Althaus of Team Germany jumps during the Women's Normal Hill official Training at Zhangjiakou National Ski Jumping Centre on February 03, 2022 in Zhangjiakou, China. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

8 biggest Beijing Olympics controversies

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC falls on ice during the Women Single Skating Free Skating on day thirteen of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 17, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Xavier Laine/Getty Images)

Figure skating medalists bittersweet win

Sha'Carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Double standards in Olympics doping case

Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee performs during the figure skating team event women's single skating free skating at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2022. (Liu Xiao/Xinhua via Getty Images)

Did trimetazidine help Russia win gold?

Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the Women Single Skating Free Skating Team Event on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Russian glory at any cost, even athletes

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