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Weeping Russian Drug Cheat Skates Straight Into Gold Medal Position

HEART-STOPPING

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva—who says she must have taken banned heart drugs by mistake—sits in first place after individual short program.

Philippe Naughton
Philippe Naughton
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