'The past two weeks have shown that it is Russia -- China's close friend and strategic partner -- that has ended up partially overshadowing the Games, both in and away from the sporting arena' | Analysis by CNN's Beijing Bureau
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But the past two weeks have shown that it is Russia -- China's close friend and strategic partner -- that has ended up partially overshadowing the Games, both in and away from the sporting arena.Early in the first week, one of the Games' most watched events, figure skating, was rocked by a doping scandal surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old gold-medal favorite.
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