In a huge blow to Russian skating, teen star Kamila Valieva has received a four-year suspension for doping. The development was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday (Jan 29) after the figure skater failed a doping test ahead of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Skating: Russia’s Kamila Valieva handed four-year ban for doping, Olympic gold could go to US

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has opened compliance proceedings against the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) over what it said were inconsistencies in data supplied to WADA in January.

Russian Anti-Doping Agency to be held for inconsistent data

It does not say yet whether it will heed calls to ban all Russian sportsmen and women from the Rio Olympics

IOC vows 'toughest sanctions' after report corroborates systematic doping, cover-up by Moscow