2022 Beijing Olympics - Figure Skating - Training Rink Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 10, 2022. Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Olympic Committee coaches Daniil Gleikhengauz, Sergei Dudakov and Eteri Tutberidze during training. REUTERS/Toby Melville
BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian figure skating fans reacted with dismay at reports women's gold medal favourite Kamila Valieva failed a doping test, putting the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) title in the team event under a cloud.
Russian media reported Valieva had tested positive for a banned substance, after the ceremony to present Olympic medals to the 15-year-old and her team mates in Beijing was delayed for unexplained legal reasons.
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