Former Gold Medal Winning Figure Skater On Olympic Drug Scandal

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NBC News Correspondent Gadi Schwartz and NBC Sports Figure Skating Analyst Scott Hamilton joined Chris Jansing to discuss the controversy around Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva who was cleared to compete even after testing positive for a banned drug in December, and is now leading the women’s figure skating competition. “If you have a positive drug test, you don’t compete,” Hamilton says. “It is massively unfair to the rest of the event who comes in clean, who comes in honest.”
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Former Gold Medal Winning Figure Skater On Olympic Drug Scandal

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@fredinwhiterock 2 жыл бұрын

Every athlete registered in an adult competition must be held to the same standards and regulations regardless of their age.

@jordannea 2 жыл бұрын

If she is old enough to compete in the big league, then she needs to be held to the same standards as the 16 + year olds also in the big league. Doesn't matter if she knew she was taking an illegal substance or not. Same standard for everyone no matter their age. Simple as that.

@wilfriedholscher7029 2 жыл бұрын

This is ridiculous. Doping is Doping. The entire Russian Team should be banned. I am sick of this garbage.

@michellebranch7972 2 жыл бұрын

Double standards. Horrific that they are letting her continue on. If she is an Olympian she should be held to the same standards as an other Olympian regardless of age. This is cheating at the highest level, cheating by the Olympic committee

@ladylibertystacker2014 2 жыл бұрын

Any moral skater under the same circumstances would have withdrawn from the competition because it goes against the moral & ethical standards of any high caliber Olympian. She may be a brilliant skater, but unfortunately this will tarnish her reputation forever. This also degrades the integrity of the Olympics in general and more specifically figure skating. Shameful!

@ernarc23 2 жыл бұрын

I have 3 family members who've had heart trouble, at different times, and I have NEVER 'accidentally' taken their meds.

@maggiebarron5534 2 жыл бұрын

I agree with Scott, all the other skaters are being penalized because of Russian doping again. How do they think this affects all the other skaters.

@jeffkim6729 2 жыл бұрын

Quads, Triple Axels, Double Standards

@smurfiennes 2 жыл бұрын

Why did they even bother to test her in the first place, if the positive result wouldn’t effect her at all? 🤔 She’s 15 alright, not 5. She’s eligible to compete in Olympics, thus she should follow THEIR regulations! Her latest confession of maybe she was accidentally using grandpa’s drug, is like that cute excuse the dog eats my homework 😆

@stephw1702 2 жыл бұрын

A gymnast in 2000 had her medal taken from her when it was found a team doctor gave her cold medication with a banned substance in it. She was the same age as this skater at the time. Even her appeal after the substance was removed from the ban list years later was denied.

@nmkc_auriemma 2 жыл бұрын

I say Bullchit. Her age don't matter. She's a professional athlete. Laws & rules apply equally or not at all. Scott's right... Ludicrous

@aidanlutz8106 2 жыл бұрын

So let me get this straight: She’s old enough to compete, but not old enough to be responsible?

@kristi4113 2 жыл бұрын

Scott doesn’t mince his words. EVER. I’m glad he doesn’t, too. But I’m curious what Yamaguchi, Hughes, Kerrigan, Cohen and Kwan think. I’d assume they are FUMING.

@valmacclinchy 2 жыл бұрын

Scott is right. The ROC isn't even ashamed of doping, they are flaunting it. Don't let Russians compete. Let every other country with Clean athletes get the Olympic experience they've earned!!

@ladychiclet 2 жыл бұрын

What an absolute farce! She needs to go home and be held accountable like every other athlete.

@bianca-sg8zq 2 жыл бұрын

Love to watch Kamila skate...she's technically and artistically beautiful. However...not fair to the rest of the athletes.😩

@SK-vj5nb 2 жыл бұрын

It’s coming out of the Russian team about the grandfather’s medication what a mockery. They should be banned number one for taking the drug and number two for lying. As a Canadian watching I feel the American should’ve been able to compete because her drug actually decreases performance. And this girls increases her performance and if she’s allowed to skate everything else goes out the door.What is the point of having rules

@jannibal9273 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you GOLD MEDALIST Scott Hamilton for speaking out clearly and plainly on this. This is horribly unfair to ALL of the other skaters who have CLEAN DRUG TESTS and yet are being deprived of, as you said, their Olympics moment of standing on the podiums and being awarded medals. As for Valieva, she will NEVER be the "greatest female skater of all time" because, frankly, how would we EVER know she hasn't been cheating since she was a REAL kid below age 10, and has been routinely given performance enhancing drugs since then.

@nomiddlenamenmn427 2 жыл бұрын

This is why injured, doping, little girls who are not women have no business in women’s figure skating. I believe many Russians are using her age as a get out of jail card. I stand with Adam. Send her home. The victims are those who are clean.