Russia's Petrosian skates in Valieva shadow at Milan-Cortina Olympics

Maria PANINA Thu, 29 January 2026 at 7:28 am UTC·3 min read Adeliia Petrosian will be in a fierce spotlight when she takes to the ice at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics four years after the doping debacle involving fellow Russian teenager Kamila Valieva overshadowed the Beijing Games. Guided by controversial coach Eteri Tutberidze, who also trained Valieva, 18-year-old Petrosian will be bidding to keep the women's gold medal in Russian hands for a fourth consecutive Winter Games.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement But the shadow of Valieva's positive doping test and her subsequent collapse in the free skate routine still looms large. Then 15, Valieva was favourite for the...