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Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been given a four-year ban for doping after initially being cleared.

A Russian Anti-Doping Agency (Rusada) investigation found the teenager bore "no fault or negligence" for a failed test before the 2022 Winter Olympics, where she won team gold aged 15.

But the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) has upheld an appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada).

Wada's Director General Olivier Niggli says it's important to treat this case as completely separate from previous Russian doping scandals, but adds it鈥檚 鈥渧ery concerning鈥� especially considering Valieva鈥檚 age.

The ban has been backdated to 25 December 2021 - the date Valieva took the failed test - and the Cas panel has also ordered "the disqualification all competitive results achieved" from that date.

A medal ceremony will take place to award the team medals from the 2022 Winter Olympics with United States now receiving gold, Japan silver and Russia bronze.

The Kremlin has criticised the Cas ruling as a "politicised" decision, while the Russian Olympic Committee said: "In effect war has been declared on Russian sport."

Image: Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the Women Single Skating Free Skating Team Event on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

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