IOC getting what it deserves for not holding Russia accountable for doping | Opinion
- 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva reportedly tested positive for a banned drug
- Valieva became the first woman to do a quad at the Olympics
- IOC refused to punish Russia for its sophisticated doping scheme during the 2014 Olympics
BEIJING – The first, second and third time Russia got away with its egregious doping schemes somehow emboldened it to believe it could get away with it again.
Imagine that!
Figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva’s positive drug test has the potential to overshadow the rest of the Winter Games in Beijing, creating a crisis that is entirely of the International Olympic Committee’s own making. Every time it has had the opportunity to take a hard stance with Russia, to defend clean athletes and the integrity of its own Games, the IOC has proven to be spineless.