Women's individual figure skating event comes to a close while wrapped up in scandal

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(NEW YORK) — In an event plagued by controversy, the women’s singles figure skating competition will wrap up Thursday with the free skate — and Russian skater Kamila Valieva will be last on the ice.

The first skaters are scheduled to take the ice at 5 a.m. Eastern time.

The International Testing Agency revealed last week that Valieva, 15, of the Russian Olympic Committee, the gold medal favorite, tested positive for a banned substance in a sample taken in December during the Russian Figure Skating Championships.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled Monday that Valieva could compete, despite