Multimedia: Below: YouTube video embedding / Russian skater Kamila Valieva has missed out on a podium place in the women's single skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 15-year-old who is at the center of a doping scandal made several errors in her routine as she finished fourth.
By DARLENE VANN / Headline SurferThose who have been inclined to watch on NBC were turned off by improprieties that kept arising with poor decisions by the International Olympic Committee.
An American with dual citizenship with China was a participant. She told the press when she is in America she is American and when she is in China she is Chinese. This did not sit right with us Americans.
Then a Russian skater, Kamila Valieva, was found to be taking a heart medication that is banned but a funny thing that was not found until she had already begun participating. The IOC's rationale was it would be detrimental to her to stop her from competing so she can skate but if she comes in first, second or third no one gets a medal. Thankfully, she was less than stellar.
I think the Russian skater should have been disqualified.
All this was so unfair to our Olympians competitors working their hearts out and competing against cheaters. Why are we even sending our people to China when we do not approve of how they treat their citizens? These games should be held only in neutral places so everyone has a real chance.
The world’s politics is out of control as much as they are in this country. It's all very sad.
