Russian figure skating phenom Kamila Valieva can continue to compete at the Beijing Winter Olympics, an international body ruled Monday, after it was reported that she had tested positive for a banned substance before the Games. The ruling from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), a global sports arbiter, came one day before the … Read more
US bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, a three-time Olympic champion who tested positive for Covid-19 shortly after arriving at the Beijing 2022 Olympics, has now been cleared to compete after two consecutive negative tests. Meyers Taylor tested positive on January 29, shortly after traveling to China. The positive test meant the Georgia native was unable to … Read more
Echoing China’s “zero tolerance” approach to the pandemic, the Beijing 2022 Olympics will likely be remembered for their unprecedented safety measures. However, this year’s Winter Games will also go down in history for the record number of openly LGBTQ participants. According to the LGBTQ sports website, at least 35 of this year’s Olympic athletes are … Read more