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Skating body joins appeal for Valieva doping ban

FILE -- Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after competing in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 17, 2022, in Beijing. The International Skating Union said Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 it has joined the World Anti-Doping Agency in filing an appeal against the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

FILE - Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, trains at the 2022 Winter Olympics, on Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. The International Skating Union said Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023 it has joined the World Anti-Doping Agency in filing an appeal against the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year's Winter Olympics. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Skating body joins appeal for Valieva doping ban