Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, allowed to continue competing at the Beijing Games despite a positive doping test from December, has a halfway lead in the women’s individual after the short programme on Tuesday. Skating to In Memoriam by Kirill Richter, the 15-year-old dressed in purple earned 82.16 points and was just clear of nearest rival and Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto was placed third. Valieva slipped slightly when landing her first triple axel but was otherwise pristine, prompting applause from the crowd and tears from herself. With the free pro…