The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has dismissed Russia’s appeal against the decision to strip the country of the figure skating team gold medal at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, the court said in a statement on Thursday. Russia lost the gold medal after Kamila Valieva was banned by the CAS for doping for four years, effective from December 2021. “Following the hearing that took place on 12 June 2024, the Panel deliberated and concluded that the results of Ms Valieva in the Olympic Figure Skating Team Event were correctly disqualified in the Challenged Decision, and that the ROC (Russ…