Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance: Olympic testers

Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces a legal battle to compete in the individiual event at the Beijing Olympics

Russian skating sensation Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance ahead of the Beijing Olympics before being cleared by her country, but the IOC will appeal against that decision, the Games' testers said Friday.

The information explains why the medals ceremony for the figure skating team event at the Beijing Olympics, in which Valieva led the Russian team to gold this week, has not taken place.

Originally published as Russian skater Valieva tested positive for banned substance: Olympic testers