The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s decision to allow Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva to continue competing at the Beijing Olympics has drawn waves of criticism from those around the Games. Former skater and NBC broadcaster Tara Lipinski weighed in on the controversial decision on Tuesday, and she did not mince words.
“I strongly disagree with this decision. ... Clean sport is the only thing that matters at an Olympic Games,” Lipinski said. “What we love about an Olympic Games is that we get to marvel at humans pushing athletic limits and doing the impossible, with one caveat: to do it fairly and cleanly.