A test for Kamila Valieva and the Olympics
Kamila Valieva is arguably the best female figure skater in the world. She\u2019s also a 15-year-old at the center of an Olympics doping scandal. After the skater\u2019s emotional performance Tuesday, we talk about doping and her controversial coach.
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Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skating phenom from Russia, arrived in Beijing poised for a coronation, with a potential Olympic title affirming her status as the best women\u2019s skater of her time. But now at the center of the doping controversy that has rocked these Games, Valieva finished her short program and brought her hands over her eyes, overwhelmed by a week in which her eligibility for this competition was in jeopardy \u2013 and is still being called into question.
Health reporter Yasmeen Abutaleb explains the doping scandal andthe questions being raised about Kamila Valieva\u2019s coach, Eteri Tutberidze. The Russian coach has helped revolutionize women's figure skating, but the doping controversy surrounding her latest star has put Tutberidze\u2019s methods under an unwelcome spotlight.