US Olympic Official Claims Credibility of Beijing Games is ‘Teetering on the Edge’ Amid Russian Figure Skater Doping Scandal
By Brandon ContesFeb 10th, 2022, 11:30 am
US Olympic official Susanne Lyons is strongly urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to address the pending legal matter surrounding the alleged failed drug test of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva.
According to Lyons, who serves as the chair of the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board of Directors, the matter is about more than which country takes home a gold medal; the integrity of the entire 2022 Beijing Olympics is currently at stake.
“Really the whole credibility of the Olympic Movement and the Paralympic Movement stands teetering on the edge of us saying that we really believe and live the values that we say we stand for,” Lyons told Around the Rings.
“It is so important to the athletes of the world that the values of this Movement be upheld, and one of the most important values is integrity of sport,” Lyons added. “And it’s just terribly upsetting to the athletes today to have that wound potentially reopened again.”
Earlier this week, Valieva helped lead the Russian Olympic Athletes to a gold medal in team competition for women’s figure skating. But the 15-year-old skating sensation reportedly tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart medication banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency.
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