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An Olympic controversy
Publisher |
USA TODAY
Wondery
Media Type |
audio
Podknife tags |
News & Politics
Categories Via RSS |
Daily News
News
Publication Date |
Feb 20, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:12:30

Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to continue to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The decision is causing a wave of controversy. Is the 15 year old blameless in the situation? Should she have been able to compete at all? What does this say about the Olympic spirit. Those are some of the questions USA TODAY editorial board member Thuan Le Elston addresses in a conversation with James Brown.  To read Thuan Le Elston's article on USA TODAY click here.

To read Christine Brennan's piece click here.

To read Nancy Armour's piece click here.

To stay connected with James Brown on twitter click here.

To stay connected with Thuan Le Elston click here.

Episode Transcript available here

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15 year old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to compete in the 2022 games despite testing positive for a banned substance.

Despite testing positive for a banned substance, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva was allowed to continue to compete in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The decision is causing a wave of controversy. Is the 15 year old blameless in the situation? Should she have been able to compete at all? What does this say about the Olympic spirit. Those are some of the questions USA TODAY editorial board member Thuan Le Elston addresses in a conversation with James Brown.  To read Thuan Le Elston's article on USA TODAY click here.

To read Christine Brennan's piece click here.

To read Nancy Armour's piece click here.

To stay connected with James Brown on twitter click here.

To stay connected with Thuan Le Elston click here.

Episode Transcript available here

Also available at art19.com/shows/5-Things

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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