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going behind the scenes with olympic figure skaters, adam rippon posted this on tiktok.ed in the 2018 winter olympics. he's taken mariah bell under his wing. she asked him to coach her and calls her her secondary coach. he helped get they are to beijing. you can see her there with coaching and cheering bell on. >> he has a big personality. >> less than four hours to go, you can watch the opening ceremony, 3:30 live. if you want your sleep, you can watch it on primetime with the rest of us at 5:00. >> i say we stay up. >> i say 5:00 p.m. >> we'll probably do both. have a great friday. and we'll see you at the opening ceremony here on cnbc. >> good night. >>> it's the return of the king in the men's halfpipe. >> shaun white takes the gold! ♪♪ >>> hello from beijing, china, on a friday morning where 14 years after this city hosted an historic summer olympics, the winter edition of the games has arrived in a

team usa, mariah bell's coach, adam rippon. >> i think a lot of the athletes are really shocked and disappointedive test would still compete, let alone at olympic games, questions the integrity of the olympics movement. >> reporter: the united states olympic and paralympic committee released a statement saying quote, athletes have the right to know they're competing on level playing field. unfortunately today that's being denied. appears to be another chapter in systemic and pervasive disregard for clean sports by russia. russian athletes are not competing under home country but roc, russian olympic committee, after a state-sponsored doping scandal in 2014 at sochi. we'll have to see what happens as this unfolds in the court system. from the beijing cluster here, go to the mountainluer and downhill skiing with mikaela shiffrin, another bad day, finishes in 18th. she's competed in four events at these olympic games, yet to make the podium. scheduled for one more, alpine combined, thursday here in beijing. on the flip side, great performance by san francisco's eileen gu. free slopestyle just misse

american figure skater adam rippon writing on twitter, "the entire situation is heartbreaking.this young girl is just 15. she's a minor. the adults around her have completely failed her." the team's coach denying the claims, saying she is, quote, innocent and clean. and tonight, the u.s. snowboard team, fresh off of a history-making win in the new mixed team cross event, facing a controversy of its own. former olympian callan chythlook-sifsof accusing coach peter foley of sexual harassment. kearney apologized on instagram, saying he used the slur in a joking manner and it was stupid and disgusting. he said he faced being let go from the u.s. team over that incident. foley has denied the sexual harassment allegations against him. he told "the new york times" they were surprising to him and that right now he's concentrating on supporting the athletes here at the olympics. whit? >> marcus moore in beijing tonight. thank you. >>> now, to the record-breaking heat in the west, as the rams and bengals prepare to take the field tomorrow in the super bowl. the kickoff temperature expect

. >> reporter: adam rippon is a former olympian himself and now a coach for u.s.ter mariah bell. >> we believe in clean sport as olympians. it should be a level playing field. and if you don't want to play fair, you shouldn't be able to play. >> reporter: according to valieva, she told the panel it was a mix-up. >> it happened with a product her grandfather was taking. >> reporter: tonight "the new york times" reporting in addition to trimetazidine, two other substances that can be used to treat the heart were found in valieva's system. neither is on the banned list, and the time says valieva listed them on her doping control form. the paper says it reviewed lab documents which were confirmed by a person who took part in the hearing. the international testing agency had no comment, citing the ongoing investigation. in the meantime, the ioc decided not to hold any medal ceremonies in beijing that include the russian skater. but for u.s. figure skater alissa liu, the controversy wasn't going to ruin this moment. >> that was absolutely incredible. >> for the very fir

. >> adam rippon in beijing. thank you so much it is always great to see you.and the glamour of the olympic games, the chinese government hopes to use the games to distract from the crackdowns on freedom and genocide. the jarring contrast between chinese state media and foreign reporters on full display at this weekend's press conference with the international olympic committee. officials were peppered with questions about russia's doping scandal, and peng shuai and they were thrown sweet little softballs from chinese tate media. cnn's david culver is in beijing. the whole purpose of the media is different in communist countries. what were chinese state media reporters asking? >> reporter: well, jake, they were asking about everything but the so-called sensitive issues here. so many controversies surrounding the games. we have talked about them. and so when you have an opportunity to question officials, you use that moment to seek answers. i wan you to listen to a comparison of what a foreign journalist asked and a foreign question. >> you could explain why it

i also spoke to the former us figure skater adam rippon, here coaching one of the us figure skaters,ad to say on the scandal. it’s say on the scandal. it's shocking and disappointing. _ say on the scandal. it's shocking and disappointing. i _ say on the scandal. it's shocking and disappointing. i don't - say on the scandal. it's shocking and disappointing. i don't think. and disappointing. i don't think it's and disappointing. idon't think it's ever— and disappointing. i don't think it's ever coming you a common history— it's ever coming you a common history of— it's ever coming you a common history of the olympics, something with a _ history of the olympics, something with a positive test has been allowed _ with a positive test has been allowed to compete. i think it ruins the integrity, are left scratching their_ the integrity, are left scratching their heads, on top of it, so layered. _ their heads, on top of it, so layered. i_ their heads, on top of it, so layered, i think all of our hearts are breaking come of this is a 15—year—old girl all around, really sad situation for her a

. >> reporter: we heard from adam rippon describing how many are told not to even take multivitamins or cold medicine to test as clean as possible, this coming from a country not even allowed to compete under its own name because of prior doping scandals. he described what that event is now as a joke. >> very quickly, nobody gets to medal if she's in the top three? >> reporter: nobody gets to medal for the foreseeable future. they are waiting until all of this is settled which could be months and months away. they don't want to give a medal and take away a medal during the olympics. they're waiting for it to make its way through the investigations, months. all those athletes, gold, bronze, silver, doesn't matter. they will have to wait until the later ceremony. the olympics for them will be very different than anyone else. >> the heart medicine was considered a performance enhancer. thank you so much. >>> up next, the trump organization's longtime accounting firm cuts ties with the former president's family and the family business. why years of donald trump's financial statements, th

joining us is adam rippon who's in beijing now coaching olympic hopeful mariah bell. bout censorship laws they have in china. they don't want any political comments during the games. generally have you heard from athletes that are concerned on limits of the speech? >> i think, like every games, there's going to be some sort of political talk. you can't avoid it at an olympics because you are on the world stage where everyone is watching. what i hope with the games is that, like, there's so much attention brought to the issues about human rights that it puts pressure on the chinese government to really address it. i know that, you know, when you think about it, you're like, why should the games even -- you know, why should you award the games to a country who has these things going on? but i think you just hope that the pressure is something they will address because it's so much attention on it. >> the games are within a bubble, with a bunch of covid checks, et cetera. how difference is this experience been from when you competed just four years ago? >> so, when i comp

. >> adam rippon, we appreciate you talking to us this morning.to her. we wish you the best of luck in the next few days. >> i will. thank you guys so much. thank you. >>> all right. coming up, ukrainian president zelensky will travel to the russian border as tensions rise. cnn is live on the ground. >>> and the family of cinematographer halyna hutchins suing alec baldwin. >>> scientists have cured the first woman of h.i.v. cut.t. liberty y mu... line? cut. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. cut. liberty m... am i allowed to riff? what i if i come out of the wat? liberty biberty... cut. we'll dub it. liberty mutual customizes your car insurance so you only pay for what you need. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ for investors who can navigate this landscape, leveraging gold, a strategic and sustainable asset... the path is gildedith the potential for rich returns. we need to reduce plastic waste in the environment. that's why at america's beverage companies, our bottles

. >> reporter: former olympic cater adam rippon watched in horror and disbelief as the russian phenomstate routine and other while her coach seemed to be scolding her as she burst into tears coming off the ice. her teammates winning gold and silver, left unable to celebrate. >> it showcased of the stress and pressure that these young girls are under at the cost of just getting a medal. i think the cost of that medal isn't worth the price. >> reporter: veteran sports columnist christine brennan says raising the age minimum is an important conversation, but doesn't get to a root problem. abusive coaches putting extreme pressure on young athletes. >> the line is crossed, when it becomes abuse. when the, the natural inclination to teach and maybe to teach forcefully and to be strong about your point to your young athlete crosses the line into verbal abuse, emotional abuse. >> reporter: she says adults must be more accountable about mental and emotional health, a message that transcends the olympic arena into local stadiums. >> the problem here is the adults. not the kids. >> reporter: can

- everybody's rolling their eyes, and i think have lost a lot of faith in the entire process >> adam rippon, it's great to see you. thanks so much for your words. >>> well, super bowl, that was fun. a little hoarse after it we're now starting to learn just how much money americans bet on the super bowl the rams rallied, of course, late to knock off the bengals 23-20. but they failed to cover the 4 1/2-point final spread that had huge implications for gamblers people who bet on the bengals to win against the spread still took home more than $17 million, and that's just on fanduel see czar's sports book reports the rams are the first team in the past 13 years to win the super bowl but not cover the spread >> reporter: 30 states and washington, d.c. are still crunching the numbers trying to figure out how much was wagered on this year's super bowl. but geo comply which providing the fencing technology to the gaming operator says there were more than 80 million geo transactions from friday through the end of super bowl. that's more than double from last year's big game and it reports a 95% incr

concerned valiyeva is just the latest example of blatant disregard for clean sport by russia including adam ripponere at these games coaching american mariah bell who's competing against valiyeva in the women's individual event. is it overshadowing these games do you think? >> totally. this is completely unprecedented that there is an athlete in the competition who's tested positive. it's completely against the moral code of being an olympian. this ruling has failed the athletes so miserably. >> reporter: sha'carri richardson, the u.s. sprinter and gold medal favorite who tested positive for marijuana and was suspended ahead of last year's summer games calling out the double standard. >> the difference is the two countries. if the u.s. anti-doping agency had the valiyeva case, if she was an american, the moment that positive test would have come out, they would have told her, you're going home. >> reporter: and, guys, experts we talk to here say this investigation could go on for months meaning there may be no medal ceremony any time soon. robin? >> truly is overshadowing the games. maggie, thank