BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 7, 2022: ROC athlete Kamila Valieva performs during the ladies' free skating event of the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games, at the Capital Indoor Stadium. Valery Sharifulin/TASS/Sipa USA
China: Beijing 2022 Olympics: team figure skating, ladies’ free skating
BEIJING (77 WABC) — Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is set to testify by video at the appeal hearing Sunday evening that will decide if she can still compete at the Beijing OIympics. Court of Arbitration for Sport director general Matthieu Reeb says the 15-year-old Russian star is scheduled to speak to the judges on video through a translator. Three CAS judges will hear arguments in a closed-door session at a hotel in Beijing. Lawyers and officials for the parties are connecting remotely in Beijing and from Switzerland. Reeb says the ruling is expected to be announced Monday afternoon in Beijing.
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