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The teenage Russian phenomglided across the ice and thrustherself into figure skating history.Leaping and spinning at highspeed on Monday night, KamilaValieva became the first femalefigure skater to complete a quad— a jump with four rotations — atthe Olympics.

But if the systems in place toroot out doping in global sportshad worked correctly, she wouldnot have been on the ice at all.

In December, Valieva, 15, hadsubmitted a routine doping sam-ple that a laboratory later deter-mined included a banned drug.The results of the test were not re-turned for more than six weeks,though, and delivered only afterValieva had competed at the Bei-jing Olympics. This created anembarrassing spectacle in whicha skater from a nation serving amultiyear doping ban for runninga huge, state-sponsored dopingscheme at a previous Olympicswas allowed to compete on her

sport’s biggest stage, only to besuspended the next day.

Russia’s antidoping agency re-leased a statement on Friday thatconfirmed key dates in the matter,but did little to quiet the crisis that

now hovers over the Olympicskating competitions. Referring toValieva only as “Athlete” becauseshe is a minor, it said her disputedtest had been collected at the Rus-sian skating championships on

Dec. 25 and sent for analysis to aSwedish laboratory accredited bythe World Anti-Doping Agency.

The Russian agency said it onlylearned of the positive result on

Doping ScandalCasts a ShadowOver the Games

By TARIQ PANJA

There were unexplained delays related to a positive test by the Russian skater Kamila Valieva.GABRIELA BHASKAR/THE NEW YORK TIMES

Continued on Page D6

WASHINGTON — The UnitedStates warned on Friday thatPresident Vladimir V. Putin ofRussia could mount a major mili-tary assault on Ukraine at any mo-ment, suggesting a crisis that hadbeen building for months hasreached a critical phase.

The Pentagon, which has ruledout deploying troops to defendUkraine, sent 3,000 soldiers toneighboring Poland on Friday astensions mounted, reinforcing theU.S. military personnel being dis-patched to help NATO allies. Ahost of countries, fearing an immi-nent invasion, told their citizens toleave Ukraine. And President Bi-den spent more than an hour on acall with allies to discuss “diplo-macy and deterrence,” the WhiteHouse said.

Ukraine warned that drills byRussia and Russian-backed sepa-ratists had left the country all butencircled and its ports effectivelyblockaded, the latest evidence of ashift in tone after weeks in whichUkraine’s leaders had down-played the threat of an attack.

With the United States pushingfor a diplomatic solution, Mr.Putin and Mr. Biden will speak byphone on Saturday, according tothe Kremlin and a White Housespokesman, and the Kremlin saidMr. Putin would also speak againwith President Emmanuel Ma-cron of France.

U.S. intelligence officials hadinitially thought Mr. Putin wouldwait until the end of the WinterOlympics in Beijing later thismonth before deciding whether togo ahead with an offensive, toavoid antagonizing President XiJinping of China, a critical ally. Inrecent days, however, new intelli-gence and further Russian troopdeployments prompted a change

RUSSIA MAY STARTUKRAINE INVASIONIN DAYS, U.S. SAYS

A COUNTRY IS ENCIRCLED

Biden and Putin Plan toSpeak — 3,000 U.S.

Troops to Poland

By KATIE ROGERSand ANDREW E. KRAMER

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WASHINGTON — In a strikingreversal, federal regulators saidon Friday that they would wait fordata on how well three doses ofPfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirusvaccine work in children youngerthan 5 before deciding whether toauthorize the vaccine for that agegroup.

The decision by the Food andDrug Administration most likelyrules out shots for roughly 18 mil-lion of the nation’s youngest chil-dren until at least April. The Bidenadministration had been hoping toexpand vaccination to those 6months through 4 years of age asearly as next week. They are theonly Americans not yet eligible forshots.

Pfizer-BioNTech asked for thedelay after the companies discov-ered that the Omicron wave hadled to a far higher rate of infectionthan they had previously re-corded among young volunteersin their clinical trial. The new dataunderscored that the Omicronvariant was better than the earlierDelta variant at evading the vac-cine’s protection, and it showedthat two doses, which had alreadyfallen short by another measure,were not effective enough.

As a result, the companies andthe F.D.A. agreed to wait for theresults from a third dose, whichare expected in early April.

The turnabout came as the Cen-ters for Disease Control and Pre-vention released data on Fridayshowing that booster shots of thePfizer and Moderna vaccines losesome of their effectivenessagainst emergency room visitsand hospitalizations by the four-month point. The agency said thedata was some of earliest evi-dence on the durability of boost-ers. While it showed three dosesoffered better protection than two,it raised sobering questions abouthow long that protection lastsagainst severe disease.

Together, the two developmentsdampened some earlier optimismabout vaccines. They alsopresented at least a temporary

F.D.A. DelaysShots for ThoseUnder Age of 5

A Significant Reversalto Await More Data

By SHARON LaFRANIEREand NOAH WEILAND

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BISBEE, Ariz. — The $1.9 mil-lion in pandemic aid would havegone a long way in CochiseCounty, a rural borderland wherea winter of infections swampedhospitals. There was money fortracking cases. Testing in remoteranching towns. Funds fortifyingthe Arizona county’s strainedhealth department.

But the county’s Republican-controlled board of supervisorsstunned many residents andhealth care workers by voting lastmonth to reject the federal money,becoming one of the rare places inAmerica to turn down Covid-19 as-sistance from Washington.

“We’re done,” said Peggy Judd,one of two Republican supervi-sors who voted against acceptingthe money. “We’re treating it likethe common cold.”

The vote transformed whatwould usually be a rote line on agovernment agenda into an emo-tional flashpoint in this county of125,000 people where life isshaped by the southwestern bor-der, rhythms of ranching and, now,a pandemic that has killed 522 res-idents.

To conservatives, rejecting themoney felt like a high-desert dec-laration of independence, even iftheir rural county does rely on ahost of other federal spending andjobs provided by the FortHuachuca Army base.

This Arizona County Said NoTo $1.9 Million in Covid Relief

By JACK HEALY Doubts About VaccinesDivide Rural Towns

as Cases Persist

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A protester in Ottawa on Friday. Demonstrators have used trucks and R.V.s to block the capital’s streets for the past two weeks.BRETT GUNDLOCK FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES

OTTAWA — After weeks oftreading lightly around the pro-tests paralyzing much of Canada’seconomy, federal, provincial andlocal officials adopted a markedlytougher approach on Friday,threatening protesters with ar-rests and heavy fines, and obtain-ing a court order to halt the block-ade of a major route to the UnitedStates.

Doug Ford, the premier of On-tario, declared a state of emer-gency for the entire province,warning protesters demanding anend to pandemic restrictions thatif they did not disband, “there willbe consequences, and they will besevere.” He said those who contin-ued to impede the movement ofpeople and goods could face finesup to 100,000 Canadian dollars, orabout $78,500, up to a year in pris-

on and the revocation of their driv-ers’ licenses.

“Your right to make a politicalstatement does not outweigh theright of thousands of workers tomake a living,” Mr. Ford said of theprotests, which have blocked traf-fic on the Ambassador Bridge be-tween Detroit and Windsor, On-tario, which carries about one-third of U.S.-Canada trade.

Responding to a request fromthe city of Windsor, GeoffreyMorawetz, the chief justice of theOntario Superior Court, ordereddemonstrators to clear a road in

Ontario Premier Tells ProtestersTo Leave or Face Jail and Fines

By IAN AUSTEN Obtaining a Court Orderto Free Up a Blocked

Route to the U.S.

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Antony J. Blinken’s Asia-Pacific tripduring the crisis with Russia andUkraine signals that the U.S. is commit-ting to competition with China. PAGE A4

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U.S. Turns Attention to AsiaDemocrats have signed on to a resolu-tion that would give House aides thesame organizing protections as otherfederal employees. PAGE A11

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Push to Unionize Capitol HillIncomes are low in Tennessee’s UpperCumberland region, but so is the cost ofliving. That has helped lead many citydwellers to move there. PAGE B1

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A Recipe for Rural RevivalEven with Hugh Jackman and SuttonFoster, the new revival of MeredithWillson’s “The Music Man” could usemore peril, Jesse Green writes. PAGE C1

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When Enrique Romero Jr. fin-ishes his shift fulfilling online or-ders at a Fred Meyer grocerystore in Bellingham, Wash., he of-ten walks to a nearby plasma do-nation center. There, he has hisblood drained, and a hydrating so-lution is pumped into his veins,which leaves him tired and cold.

Mr. Romero, 30, said selling hisplasma made him feel “like cattle.”But the income he earns from it —roughly $500 a month — is morereliable than his wages at FredMeyer, which is owned by the gro-cery giant Kroger. His part-timehours often fluctuate, and hestruggles to find enough money tocover his rent, groceries and theregular repairs required to keephis 2007 Chevy Aveo on the road.

“The economy we have is gru-eling,” he said.

Business has boomed duringthe pandemic for Kroger, the big-gest supermarket chain in theUnited States and the fourth-larg-est employer in the Fortune 500. Itowns more than 2,700 locations,

and its brands include HarrisTeeter, Fred Meyer, Ralphs,Smith’s, Pick ’n Save and evenMurray’s Cheese in New YorkCity. The company, which is basedin Cincinnati, said in Decemberthat it was expecting sales growthof at least 13.7 percent over twoyears. The company’s stock hasrisen about 36 percent over thepast year.

But that success has not trick-led down to its vast work force of

Kroger Boomed in Pandemic, But Its Workers Are Struggling

By SAPNA MAHESHWARIand MICHAEL CORKERY

Enrique Romero Jr. donatesplasma for extra income.

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lighted the unrelenting pres-sure athletes face at a globalcompetition that comesaround once every fouryears.

For some, the Gameshave become a suffocatingcrucible that drains much ofthe joy from the sport theylove.

Even before arriving inBeijing, the 26-year-oldShiffrin acknowledged theOlympics are often “very un-comfortable the entire

trol and missed a gate nearthe top of the course, did notmove. She remained off tothe side for 20 minutes.

“There’s a lot of disap-pointment over the lastweek,” she said. “There’s alot of emotions.”

In what will be an endur-ing if wrenching momentfrom these Games, her an-guish over failing to finish,much less medal, in the sec-ond consecutive event in alittle over 48 hours high-

BEIJING — The world’smost famous skier hadkicked off her skis anddropped her poles. Sittingalone in the snow, she buriedher head in her hands.

Other racers zipped pastas the women’s slalom eventat the Beijing Olympics con-tinued. But Mikaela Shiffrin,who had skidded out of con-

time,” because athletes “lit-erally feel the expectationsfrom the whole worldaround you.”

At the figure skating ven-ue, an hour or so to thesoutheast, California-bornBeverly Zhu — competingfor China — endured similarheartbreak after fallingtwice during the women’steam competition. JamieAnderson, the two-timeslopestyle gold medalist,

BEIJING OLYMPICS

Intense pressure crushing athletes’ dreams By Nathan Fenno

and David Wharton

[See Pressure,A5]

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Aaron Williams has lived in Ingle-wood for 22 years. He watched SoFiStadium being built, dodged game-day traffic, cheered the home teams.But the father of seven wouldn’tdream of dropping the kind of cash ittakes to buy a ticket to the SuperBowl.

That won’t stop him from being in-side the $5-billion arena watching theLos Angeles Rams take on the Cincin-nati Bengals on Sunday.

The 50-year-old will be standingbehind the bar, working a 16-hourshift, pouring drinks for those luckyenough to score a ticket to the event.

“You know how everyone is havinga party at their house? I’m actuallyworking the big party. It’s just the ulti-mate feeling,” Williams said.

“We’re all excited for the SuperBowl to be here. I’m twice as excited to

RAMS quarterback Matthew Stafford answers questions during Super Bowl media day at William RollandStadium at Cal Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. It’s his first trip to the NFL championship game.

Robert Gauthier Los Angeles Times

Punching the clock —and their game ticket

SoFi jobs get Rams fans, Inglewood residents into the big event

BARTENDER Aaron Williams will be working a 16-hour shift at SoFiStadium on Sunday, pouring libations for visitors in a luxury suite.

Genaro Molina Los Angeles Times

By Brittny Mejia

[See Jobs,A8]

Rick Caruso, the billion-aire developer of the Groveand other luxury properties,has officially jumped intothe contest to become LosAngeles’ next mayor, shak-ing up a race that to thispoint has been led by Demo-cratic elected officials.

Caruso, 63, filed paperswith the city clerk Friday,ahead of the Saturday dead-line, declaring his intentionto run in the June 7 primary.

“I’m excited to be here.It’s a very meaningful day forme and my family,” Carusosaid afterward. “I love LosAngeles.”

Caruso’s short state-ment to the media was inter-rupted by a single protesterwho screamed, “L.A. doesn’twant a billionaire as mayor.”

Caruso, who last monthswitched his party affiliationto Democrat, has never heldelected office, though he hasbeen active in the bureau-cratic machinery of the citysince his appointment in themid-1980s to the board of theDepartment of Water andPower. He also has served aspresident of the L.A. PoliceCommission and chair of theUSC Board of Trustees.

Caruso has said he be-lieves that elected politi-cians have failed voters oncrises such as homelessnessand has pointed to the rise of crime in some areas as anissue on which he would focus if elected.

His ability to self-fund acampaign will upend a fieldthat had appeared to becomplete.

Rep. Karen Bass (D-LosAngeles) emerged as anearly front-runner; City Atty.Mike Feuer and City Coun-cilmen Kevin de León andJoe Buscaino are also lead-ing candidates. All four havespent several months fund-raising and laying out posi-tions on the dominant issuesof crime and homelessness.

Bass, who has raisednearly $2 million and has anational profile, is likely tosecure a spot in the Novem-ber election — making theJune primary largely a ques-tion of who will join her onthe ballot.

Buscaino, a Democrat,has tacked to the right ofother candidates in a largelyprogressive field. Caruso’scandidacy will make thatpath more difficult for Bus-

[See Caruso,A12]

Billionaire developerand newly declaredDemocrat makes hiscandidacy official.

By Julia Wick and

Benjamin Oreskes

Carusoentersrace formayor

WASHINGTON — Warn-ing that Russia “has all theforces it needs” to launch aninvasion of Ukraine, a topBiden administration offi-cial Friday urged Americansin the country to leave im-mediately ahead of a pos-sible war that could startwithin days.

Speaking from the WhiteHouse briefing room, na-tional security advisor JakeSullivan cited shifting U.S.intelligence that showed“new [Russian] forces arriv-ing at the Ukraine border.”

Although he would notelaborate on the new intelli-gence, Sullivan declaredthat an attack “could beginduring the Olympics.” Previ-ously, American intelligenceofficials believed RussianPresident Vladimir Putinwould wait until the Gamesconcluded Feb. 20 before be-ginning a military assault.

The dire comments ech-oed those by Secretary ofState Antony J. Blinken ear-lier in the day from Mel-bourne, Australia, where hewas meeting with hiscounterparts from majorIndo-Pacific allies on waysto shore up defenses aimedat slowing China’s domina-tion of the region.

U.S. officials “continue tosee very troubling signs

[SeeUkraine,A4]

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Multiple equipment fail-ures, unheeded alarms andinsufficient staffing at thecity’s largest wastewatertreatment facility are thelikely causes of a “nearly cat-astrophic” flood thatdumped millions of gallonsof untreated sewage intoSanta Monica Bay last sum-mer, according to an officialreport released Friday.

Although a full under-standing of what triggeredthe Hyperion Water Recla-mation Plant crisis may ne-ver be completely deter-mined, study authors saidthere was “little or no evi-dence” that the failure wascaused by a deluge of con-crete and wood that were il-legally dumped into thecity’s vast sewage system —aclaim initially made by san-itation officials.

The report, which waspresented to the Board ofPublic Works, sheds newlight on an incident thatgave residents skin rashes,headaches and nausea forweeks; spawned two law-suits against sanitation offi-cials; and triggered dozensof violation notices fromregulators.

It also raises new con-cerns about the city’s ambi-

Sewageplant isfaulted inJuly spill

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Study casts doubt onofficials’ initial claimthat illegally dumpeddebris caused failure.

By Robert J. Lopez

BUSINESS INSIDE: A flurry of private planes expected to carry big shots to big game. A9

Friend of streaker has no regretsAs a man in a bright pink women’s swimsuitdashed onto the field in last year’s game, “DecoyDoug” served as the distraction. CALIFORNIA, B1

Quarterbacks of past offer adviceFormer Ram Kurt Warner and ex-BengalBoomer Esiason share their experiences leadingthe offense in previous Super Bowls. SPORTS, D1

Call it the Schrödinger’s Hat para-dox.

Right now, thousands of caps, T-shirts, sweatshirts and face masksproclaiming the Los Angeles Ramsthe next Super Bowl champion are sit-ting in boxes. A parallel pile of mer-chandise celebrates the victory of theCincinnati Bengals.

If the Rams take home the Lom-bardi Trophy on Sunday, all that Ben-gals gear will instantly become un-sellable, at least in the eyes of the NFL.If the Bengals manage to best theRams in their own house, the Rams kit

will transform into wearable lies assoon as the whistle blows.

A cat’s life might not be at stake, asin the quantum mechanics thoughtexperiment, but it does present a co-nundrum to L.A.’s sports retailers.

Either way, a nonprofit calledGood360 is expecting a shipment nextweek.

Since 2015, the Virginia-based or-ganization has been handling the los-ing team’s Super Bowl swag, doing thesame for the NFC and AFC champi-onship games and the World Series.

Shari Rudolph, chief marketing of-ficer at Good360, said the process ispretty simple: The NFL sends retail-ers the address of a Good360 ware-

Win-win strategy for fan apparel

VENDORS have wares to markvictory for either team. Only oneset will be sold. Above, a fake ring.

Carolyn Cole Los Angeles Times

By Sam Dean

and Jaimie Ding

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Judge ordersend to blockade Ruling requires Cana-dian protesters to stopdisrupting traffic on abridge at the U.S. bor-der. WORLD, A3

Cash earmarkedfor 9/11 victimsPresident Biden signsorder to split $7 billionin Afghan assets tofund relief and form atrust fund. NATION, A7

Pandemic spursteacher exodusAs schools struggle,educators of color areexiting at higher ratesthan their white peers.CALIFORNIA, B1

WeatherVery warm.L.A. Basin: 87/59. B8

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