Imagine creating history for your country at the tender age of 15 only to test positive for doping soon after, facing humiliation and suspension. Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva suffered the exact fate as she got stripped of her gold medal win at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in the team event.

Explained | The curious case of now suspended Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva

Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Friday it had been "chilling" to witness Russian teenage skater Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure at the Beijing Olympics as a doping scandal continued to swirl, hitting out at the 15-year-old's entourage.

Beijing Olympics: Was 'chilling' to witness Kamila Valieva crumble under pressure, says IOC chief Thomas Bach

The Russian Olympic Committee won the gold medal in the 4x5km relay at the Beijing Games on Saturday, with Germany beating off the superpowers of the sport to win a sensational silver for their first cross-country medal at an Olympics.

Beijing Games: Russian Olympic Committee wins gold in 4x5 km cross-country skiing relay

Six members of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) women`s ice hockey team are in isolation after testing positive for COVID-19, the TASS news agency reported on Thursday.

Six Russian women's ice hockey players in isolation after Covid positive tests

The Russian Olympic Committee appealed on Thursday against a Moscow court ruling that refused to recognise bobsledder Alexander Zubkov's Olympic ban, saying it could cast doubt on Russia's desire to fight against doping.