Figure skater Kamila Valiyeva is allowed to skate.

But Kamila Valiyeva won't get a medal in Beijing, even if she wins.

Because it is subject to reservations until all legal procedures for your doping test have been completed.

The Cas International Sports Court is playing for time in the Valiyeva case.

The international press reviews are correspondingly different.

French press reviews

"L'Équipe":

"It's the bad series of these games.

Since the positive sample became known (...) the figure skating world and the IOC have been on sight."

"Le Monde":

"Eight years after the sensational state doping scandal, history seems to be repeating itself."

Italian press reviews

"Gazzetta dello Sport":

"A defeat for the IOC, the anti-doping fight and sport.

(...) 15-year-old Kamila Valiewa competes with adults, so the same rules should apply to her, including when it comes to doping.

What an own goal for the sport.”

"Corriere della Sera":

"So far in this strange story there is only one certainty: in Moscow the medicine men of the banned substances are still fully active.

And despite all the cases in recent years, in the end there is always a doubt or a loophole in the regulations that prevents a clear judgement.

"La Repubblica":

"The age of innocence.

Kamila Valiyeva is staying at the games but the medal ceremony is suspended.

The new cold war of doping on the ice - without a winner and with many corpses on the battlefield.

(...) The insanity of the IOC that fails to protect athletes' dreams.

(...) The rules must be the same for everyone.

If Valiyeva is a protected person, too young to be guilty, why not protect the dreams and achievements of her competitors as well?”

American press reviews

The New York Times:

"In the face of perhaps the most nerve-racking controversy of this Winter Games, the Olympic organizers decided on Monday to withhold the medals for all competitions in which Valiyeva finishes in the top three.

This extraordinary decision has frustrated and angered many in the sport because it hurts honest athletes and given Russia's history of mocking the rules and the serious failure of the system designed to prevent doping.”

USA Today:

"What a slap in the face to athletes who don't cheat.

A dark day for the Olympic Games and for thousands of athletes who do not take drugs to improve their performance.”

British press reviews

The Guardian:

“Kamila Valiyeva is caught in a complicated mess that has been brewing for years.

At every opportunity, sports officials talk harshly about Russia and water down the penalties.

(...) Without a real stimulus for reform – or fear that Russia could be banned from international sport – how is the country ever going to really change?”

Daily Mail:

Well, they've done it again.

Olympic Games stained again, sports festival stained again.

But IOC boss Thomas Bach deserved this humiliation because he opened the floodgates to corruption.”

Russian press reviews

“Kommersant”:

“Kamila Valiyeva cannot be brought down.

(...) The Cas verdict can be seen as a rather significant victory for the Russian side, considering the weight of those organizations that are against the country.

(...) But the outcome of the proceedings is not a final big victory.

(...) The questions about team gold in figure skating and Valiyeva remain open.

And it is obvious that further proceedings will take place in an atmosphere unfriendly to Russia.”

"Sport-Express":

"It's a big victory for Russia in court: Valiyeva is allowed to participate in the individual competition.

(...) The cancellation of the winner's ceremony is a disgrace for the IOC.

Valiyeva's rights are being violated.”