Athletes question decision in Kamila Valieva's Olympic doping case: 'What a shame'

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(NEW YORK) — The ongoing dilemma in the Winter Games involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is under investigation over alleged use of a banned heart medication, has athletes around the world calling foul.

And while the circumstances around Valieva’s situation stand out from other sports doping cases, given the skater’s age and Russia’s history around doping, athletes’ criticisms that there is a double standard have weight and should prompt changes, according to sports law experts.

“This is a bad look for the sport,” Mark Conrad, the director of the sports business program at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business,