It wasnt until after Valievas dominant performance in the team event that helped the Russian Olympic Committee win gold in Beijing, that the drug test results from a Swedish lab came to light.
The artistic swimming team said it's been blocked from wearing costumes with a drawing of a bear.
Two athletes held a pole flying a white flag that featured red, white and blue flames above the Olympic rings.
The Russian athletes will be competing under the altered moniker and flag because of a decision reached by international officials in 2017 that found the country had engaged in a state-sponsored doping program, providing athletes with performance-enhancing drugs.