2022 Olympics: Tara Lipinski, Sha'Carri Richardson knock decision to let Kamila Valieva skate despite drug scandal

Figure skater Kamila Valieva.
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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was in fact able to compete in the women's short program on Tuesday after being cleared by the Court of Aribitration for Sport in the wake of a delayed positive doping test — but not without some criticism.

In one instance, former U.S. Olympians Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir expressed their disappointment with the decision during NBC's live broadcast of the Games Tuesday morning, The Washington Post reports.

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Brigid Kennedy

Brigid Kennedy worked at The Week from 2021 to 2023 as a staff writer, junior editor and then story editor, with an interest in U.S. politics, the economy and the music industry.