Winter Olympics team figure skating ceremony delayed amid reports of positive test
The Winter Olympics team figure skating medals have still not been awarded amid reports a competitor has tested positive for a banned substance. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has refused to provide details on the “legal issue” since the Russian Olympic Committee won gold on Monday. Unconfirmed reports in Russia named 15-year-old Kamila Valieva as the skater in question. “I can’t comment on speculation that I’ve seen,” said the IOC’s Mark Adams. The Russian team won gold, ahead of the United States and Japan. They had a mini ceremony at the venue, in which they were handed Olympic mascot Bing Dwen Dwen teddy bears. The official medal ceremony at a plaza in Beijing should have taken place on Tuesday evening. Figure skaters who competed in the team event have continued in their individual events and have been practising. Valieva, whose world-first Olympic quadruple helped her team win gold, was at the National Indoor Stadium on Thursday.(BBC)…[+]