Olympics Live: Valieva's coach watches ice dance competition
The embattled coach of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has showed up to watch her daughter compete in the ice dance competition in Beijing
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The embattled coach of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva whose future at the Olympics will be announced later Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, showed up to watch her daughter compete in the ice dance competition in Beijing.
Eteri Tutberidze stood against the wall in an inconspicuous corner of Capital Indoor Stadium to watch Diana Davis compete with partner Gleb Smolkin in the free dance. Davis and Smolkin finished well out of medal contention.
Tutberidze has come under fire after Valieva’s drug test from December was flagged last week for traces of a banned heart medication. The case was referred to CAS, which met for about 5 1/2 hours at a Beijing hotel late Sunday, to decide whether to allow the 15-year-old gold medal favorite to compete in the women’s competition beginning Tuesday night.
Their decision is expected Monday afternoon in Beijing, just when Valieva is next scheduled to practice.
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