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Figure skater Kamila Valieva received a four-year ban for doping
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Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva was handed a four-year ban for doping on Monday, resulting in a reallocation of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics medals.
January 31, 2024
Olympics: The ruling is in for 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, the ROC skater
Olympics: The ruling is in for 15-year-old Kamila Valieva, the ROC skater
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The GIST: Overnight, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva — the ROC skater at the center of a doping scandal — was cleared, with conditions, to skate in tomorrow’s women’s singles short program. A dramatic conclusion to this bombshell story.
February 14, 2022
Olympics: More on Kamila Valieva - the 15-year-old ROC star figure skater
Olympics: More on Kamila Valieva - the 15-year-old ROC star figure skater
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The GIST: With next week’s women’s singles figure skating competition looming, the story of Kamila Valieva — the 15-year-old ROC star figure skater at the center of a doping controversy — continues to accelerate.
February 11, 2022
Olympics Day 8 Recap: Team Canada
Olympics Day 8 Recap: Team Canada
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February 11, 2022
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Ep #384

Gender parity at the Paris Olympics

July 25, 2024
Gender parity at the Paris Olympics

The Paris Olympics are almost here!

In a very special episode of The GIST of It, co-hosts Ellen Hyslop and Steph Rotz dive into gender parity at the Olympics, sponsored by our pals at Canadian Tire. Since 1900 when women first competed at the Olympics to 2024, there’s been enormous progress in terms of gender equity at the Games — and the Paris Olympics will be the most equitable ever.

In addition to discussing the history of women at the Olympics, this episode features two insightful conversations with Kim Saunders of Canadian Tire and Julia Wilkinson, a former Team Canada Olympic swimmer, who have both seen the growth of women’s sports firsthand from a business and athlete perspective. Trust us — you don’t want to miss this.

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Olympics: ROC 15-year-old sensation fails drug test
Olympics: ROC 15-year-old sensation fails drug test
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The GIST: In a stunning update to yesterday’s news about an ROC figure skater failing a drug test, the skater is allegedly 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva. Just awful.
February 10, 2022
Skate Canada International, CANWNT Travel Plans Canceled
Skate Canada International, CANWNT Travel Plans Canceled
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Under guidance from public health officials, Canadian sporting events are being canceled left and right.
October 15, 2020