Kamila Valieva leads in Olympic figure skating event after being allowed to compete following failed drug test

• Kamila Valieva is on course to win another Olympic event.
• The 15-year-old skater is currently leading the women's singles after the short program Tuesday.

Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old figure skater at the heart of a doping scandal in Beijing, is on course to win another Olympic event after being cleared to continue competing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) earlier this week.

Competing in the women's singles figure skating competition on Tuesday, Valieva, who is representing the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), finished first in the short program, making her the leader going into Thursday's free skate event.

Despite a stumble in her routine, the teenager received a high score of 82.16 for her performance, tearing up after she finished.

Just four days after guiding the ROC to gold in the team figure skating team event competition on February 7, it was revealed by the International Testing Agency (ITA) that Valieva had tested positive for the prohibited substance trimetazidine while competing at the Russian national championships in Saint Petersburg last year.

She was immediately banned by Russia's anti-doping agency (RUSADA), however the decision was overturned following a swift appeal.

On Monday, CAS then upheld the decision to reverse Valieva's ban, paving the way for her to perform in the singles short program.

While still able to compete, Monday's ruling did not decide whether Valieva will be able to keep the gold medal she won at the mixed team event.

The entirety of Valieva's case will be decided in a hearing at an unspecified later date.

She also won't be able to claim a medal should she finish in the top three women's singles figure skating until her case is closed.

In a statement on Monday, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said: "Should Ms. Valieva finish amongst the top three competitors in the Women's Single Skating competition, no flower ceremony and no medal ceremony will take place during the Olympic Winter Games Beijing 2022."

The lack of a medal ceremony would mean all top the finishers would have to wait for a definitive end to Valieva's case before receiving their medals.