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Russian skater Valieva reportedly tested positive for banned heart medicine – Yahoo Canada Sports
Kamila Valieva, a 15-year-old figure skater from the Russian Olympic Committee, tested positive for a banned heart medication prior to arriving at the Beijing Olympics, a development that could rescind her and her team’s gold medal in the women’s team figure skating event.
Russian newspaper RBC was the first outlet to report the story. The Associated Press reported that Valieva took Trimetazidine — a substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency — which is usually prescribed to treat chest pain.
If ROC are disqualified from the event, then Canada could win a bronze medal, moving up from fourth place.
WADA’s anti-doping code mandates that athletes that commit doping violations must be publicly disclosed, but this doesn’t apply if the athlete is under 18, so in Valieva’s case, the public disclosure surrounding her infraction is optional.
“You can bet your bottom dollar we are doing everything [so] that this situation can be resolved as soon as possible. I cannot give you any more details, but we will do our utmost,” IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said.
Valieva quickly became one of the breakout stars of the Beijing Olympics, becoming the first woman in Olympic history to land a quadruple jump on Feb. 6.
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Senators score 5 in 1st, cruise past Sabres – NHL.com
“I thought that we were ready to go,” Ottawa coach Jacques Martin said. “We got some pucks at the net, we got people at the net. Took advantage of our opportunities and, I think, built a nice lead. And then I thought, in the third period, we continued again. Our goaltending was good. Made some key saves. But I thought we shut them down in the third period good.”
Shane Pinto had a goal and three assists, and Brady Tkachuk, Boris Katchouk, Jakob Chychrun and Drake Batherson each had a goal and an assist for the Senators (31-36-4), who have won three in a row. Korpisalo made 34 saves.
“If you want to win, you need balance,” Pinto said. “And we had that tonight and it’s going to be big for the back-to-back tomorrow (against the Chicago Blackhawks) to have that same thing. So, going to need all the guys on board.”
JJ Peterka and Connor Clifton scored for the Sabres (34-34-5), who have lost four of six. Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen allowed four goals on nine shots before he was replaced by Devon Levi, who made 31 saves in relief.
“We wanted, I guess, to play as individuals,” Clifton said. “I’m disappointed we let ‘Upie’ down, he’s the heart and soul of this team. He’s kept us in so many games, and just to not show up and play that careless style, give them freebies all over the place. … Yeah, obviously, the first 20 really dictated the rest of the game.”
Artem Zub gave Ottawa a 1-0 lead at 2:37 of the first period. He stuffed in a loose puck on the goal line after Katchouk’s shot was redirected by Mark Kastelic between Luukkonen’s pads.
Katchouk made it 2-0 at 4:56, tipping Parker Kelly’s shot from the top of the right face-off circle past Luukkonen.
“It’s keeping the consistency with good effort, right habits,” Katchouk said. “The small things matter so much in this game. And obviously, it worked out tonight with the tip. But kudos to my linemates. ‘Kels’ and ‘Kassy,’ they worked hard to get the puck as well. Those two battle hard every night as well. We feed off each other, and it’s good to play with them.”
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Vasilevskiy stops 23 as surging Lightning beat Bruins – Sportsnet.ca
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Shane Pinto has a goal, three assists as the Senators roll over the Sabres – Sportsnet.ca
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