[Refactore] [CI] Remove redundant CI test runs step 2 (#17584)

scripts/ci/cuda/prepare_runner.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# Prepare the CI runner by cleaning up stale HuggingFace cache artifacts and validating models
+set -euo pipefail
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+
+echo "Preparing CI runner..."
+echo ""
+
+# Clean up stale HuggingFace cache artifacts from previous failed downloads
+python3 "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../utils/cleanup_hf_cache.py"
+echo ""
+
+# Pre-validate cached models and write markers for offline mode
+# This allows tests to run with HF_HUB_OFFLINE=1 for models that are fully cached
+python3 "${SCRIPT_DIR}/../utils/prevalidate_cached_models.py"
+echo ""
+
+echo "CI runner preparation complete!"