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11/10/2023 |  Verdict in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case to be given by end of January (Associated Press (AP)) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — A verdict in the Beijing Olympics doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva should be given by the end of January, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday after a fifth day of appeal proceedings.

11/10/2023 |  Olympic skater's doping fiasco will drag into 2024, near 2-year mark, as delays continue (USA TODAY) The long-delayed Kamila Valieva doping hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland ended in fitting style Friday afternoon: there will now be another infuriating 2 1/2-month wait for a ruling from the three arbitrators in the case.

9/29/2023 |  US Speedskating Partners With HotelPlanner (SportsTravel) US Speedskating and HotelPlanner, a travel technology company and hotel booking platform, have announced a partnership that will offer the national governing body and its fans discounted hotel stays to attend events and for personal travel.
“We’re pleased to partner with HotelPlanner to provide discount accommodations and group travel expertise to our entire organization, including athletes, their families and the fans,” said Ted Morris, executive director, US Speedskating.

9/26/2023 |  Olympic doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva starts in Switzerland (Associated Press (AP)) LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The doping case involving teenage Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva that marred the 2022 Beijing Olympics returned to the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday.
The highest court in sports began a closed-door hearing set to last at least three days. Valieva, who was 15 at the Olympics and is now 17, was expected to testify by video link from Russia in a case that was slow-walked in her home country and could now deliver a verdict by the end of the year.

9/15/2023 |  Russian skater Valieva to testify by video link at CAS hearing into Beijing Olympics doping case (Associated Press (AP)) GENEVA (AP) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will give evidence by video link for a hearing this month into her doping case that rocked the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Friday that Valieva and officials from the Russian anti-doping agency are among “parties, witnesses and experts” giving testimony remotely at a closed-door hearing in Lausanne from Sept. 26-29.