Team USA skaters each advanced to the women’s free skate final in the 2022 Winter Olympics, but a controversy surrounding their biggest competitor could keep them off the podium, even if they medal.
Bell, Liu and Karen Chen, who came in 13th, will compete in the free skate event on Thursday at 4 a.m. CST, when the medals will be decided.
if Valieva finishes in the top three. That's because the International Olympic Committee, concerned that she could still be banned after a full doping case investigation, said it would instead “organize dignified medal ceremonies” at some future point. The organizing committee also did not explain where or how it might be held.
Valieva tested positive for the heart drug trimetazidine on Dec. 25 at the Russian nationals. It wasn't until after Valieva's dominant performance in the team event that helped the Russian Olympic Committee win gold, that the drug test results from a Swedish lab came to light.
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