Russian Olympic Committee teammate Alexandra Trusova, 17, and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (who won silver and bronze, respectively) were both seen crying. In her free skate on Thursday, Valieva made a number of uncharacteristic mistakes, slipping and falling all across the ice, and ended in fourth with 224.09 points. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [43][44], By 9 March 2022, Travis Tygart of the USADA reported that Valieva had not requested that her "B" sample be tested, apparently accepting the results of initial testing and relying on her explanation that the banned substance TMZ belonged to her grandfather and only accidentally contaminated or became mixed into her own use of allowed nutrients and supplements. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; The controversial women's figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics came to a close Thursday. Check out these full results for Winter Olympics Skating events . Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammate's full-blown temper tantrum. Magazines, Digital [2][3] From the 202122 season, the International Skating Union renamed "ladies' singles" as "women's singles". [21][22][23] Condemnation of the CAS decision also came from former and current figure skaters alike on social media, although several of Valieva's teammates defended her. For the Russian gold and silver medalists, this artistry has traditionally been lacking. TES = Technical Element ScorePCS = Program Component Score. The unfolding scandal reveals a weakness in the Olympic system and its pursuit of clean sport. [34] Valieva herself did not speak with reporters in the mixed zone or attend the press conference for the top three after the short program, where fellow top finishers Anna Shcherbakova and Kaori Sakamoto also declined to comment. I am not happy with the result. IOC Says Sha'carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva's Doping Controversies Are 'Very Different'. The Skating Lesson. Edmunds says that Shcherbakova is actually a skater that appears to look like a ballerina, but as soon as she starts moving, you can tell that shes not trained and that a lot of her movements are very unaesthetic and unappealing., Trusova, similarly, is known in the sport as an athletic jumper, and her free skate tends to resemble something more along the lines of a warmup to music than a routine; jump after jump, with not much artistry in between. You can also contribute via. She landed both a quadruple flip-triple toe loop (4F+3T) combination and quadruple flip (4F) as well as combinations in the back half of her program, which gives her a 10 percent bonus. Each week, we explore unique solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. Given the protests to her skating in the first place, the IOC probably was relieved she didnt place so as to avoid another round of controversy about the medal ceremony. Heading into Thursdays free skate competition, there was an outcry from skating fans and experts about Tuesdays short program and how Trusova and Valieva had been over-scored despite having made egregious mistakes in their routines. The women's individual figure skating event, which had been marred from the beginning by the . The World Anti-Doping Agency said that because Valieva is a minor, they will be investigating the adults supervising Valieva which the skating world has taken to mean coach Eteri Tutberidze and her entourage. Google Pay. Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. BEIJING The United States won a silver medal in the figure skating team competition Monday morning, the country's best result since the event debuted in 2014. The following is the competition schedule for all five events. Instead, the 15-year old skated what was probably the most error-filled program of her young career. In the hallway leading to the rink at Capital Indoor Stadium, all skaters walk past a bulletin board that now holds an announcement from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Kaori Sakamoto in seventh was the highest non-Russian skater on the list. For a complete list of figure skating records, see, Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics Women's singles, 25 skaters advanced to the free skating rather than 24 due to. After finishing first in the short program, Valieva was fifth in the free, leading to her overall fourth place standing in the competition. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 811 December 2022. If skating was purely a jumping competition, which some critics say its already become, Trusova would have a right to be upset about not winning the gold. This was not how women's figure skating was supposed to end at the Beijing Winter Olympics. This time, she could become the first woman to land three quads in one Olympic program. That result left the anguished 15-year-old visibly distraught, breaking down in tears. For several moments the 17-year-old remained alone in an off-rink area, seemingly lost in herself or too stunned for feeling. Though the Olympic womens event wrapped up on Thursday, the drama, controversy, and investigation surrounding Russias team show no signs of stopping. With Valieva failing to medal, there will indeed by a medal ceremony for women's singles, and it will include two of Valieva's teammates. Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammates full-blown temper tantrum. [1] A total of 144 quota spots were distributed to the sport of figure skating, a decline of four from the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. By OlympicTalk. [16], In mid-November, WADA requested that CAS take up the review of the Valieva case with an eye towards a 4-year suspension of Valieva, which would exclude her from competition at the next Winter Olympics, and to rescind her first place performance in the team event at the previous Beijing Olympics because, "the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) did not meet a WADA-imposed Nov. 4 deadline to deliver a verdict on Valieva's case. The short program was held on 15 February. The free skating was held on 17 February. Subscribe to our channel for the latest sporting news and highlights!NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal's Olympic coverage. Valieva was the heavy gold-medal favorite, but it was Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova who took gold with a score of 175.75 in the free skate and 255.95 overall. By OlympicTalk. "But again, that being said, she should not have been allowed to skate.". "Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. In a way, however, their silence could be perpetuating the problem. Having produced every Summer Olympics since Seoul in 1988 and every Winter Olympics since Salt Lake City in 2002, the networks of NBCUniversal are synonymous with the Games in the United States. I hate this sport. By Julia Elbaba Published February 19, 2022. The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition. Valieva and Shcherbakova were the only other competitors to attempt quadruple jumps, and Valieva was the first woman to land a quad at the Olympics just one week earlier, during the team event free skate. USA TODAY Sports. Mihara Mai (JPN) 208.17. . Trusova won the free skate and became the first woman to land five quadruple jumps in the same program. It was a physical reminder, as if the competitors needed one, of the unprecedented situation in which they found themselves. A PCS tally has five categories: skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music. Sessions that include the event finals are shown in bold. "Interview with Travis Tygart (USADA, Kamila Valieva Doping, Russian Doping)". Edmunds, whos seen both sides of the sport, says this score inflation does a disservice to casual fans who tune in at big events like the Olympics and cant understand the discrepancies. Valieva received a provisional suspension, and it initially looked as though she would not be permitted to take part in women's singles at the Olympics, but the suspension was overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. I will never skate again. 0:58. It should serve as a lesson for doping authoritiesenforce anti-doping rules and ensure that violators are punished appropriately. ** Skaters who only competed in the free skating/dance. The International Olympic Committee (IOC), probably breathing a sigh of relief, was allowed to conduct a medal ceremony for the top three finishers: Russias Anna Shcherbakova (gold) and Alexandra Trusova (silver); and Japans Kaori Sakamoto (bronze). newsletter. The skaters were ranked according to their overall score. In a press conference the day after the free skating, IOC president Thomas Bach said he was "very, very disturbed" by the "chilling atmosphere" surrounding Valieva as coach Eteri Tutberidze berated her following a mistake-filled performance that dropped her off the podium. [28][29] Due to Valieva being a minor, both the World Anti-Doping Agency and the Russian Anti-Doping Agency have launched investigations into her entourage, including coach Eteri Tutberidze and Russian team doctor Filipp Shvetsky. Reader support helps us keep our explainers free for all. The Beijing Winter Olympic women's figure skating medalists (from left) after Thursday's free skate: Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto. Her teammate, Anna Shcherbakova, who skated a clean and tremendous free program to earn gold, hardly looked like a newly crowned Olympic champion as she stood alone backstage, hugging a stuffed animal, for several minutes while the officials from the entire Russian skating team focused on comforting Valieva, who began sobbing in the kiss and cry after seeing her scores and realizing she was in fourth place, off the Olympic podium on which she was expected to stand atop. Shcherbakova included only two quadruple jumps in her free program, and unlike Trusova, stuck with one type, the flip, but impressed the judges more with her skating skills, presentation, and interpretation of the music. Lease confirms that judges already sort of knew who the top five skaters were going to be in the short program.. Tutberidze has a history of skaters that have talked about her restrictive, even abusive coaching methods she lectured Valieva after her free skate. Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. All three medalists from the 2018 Olympics either retired from competition (Evgenia Medvedeva, Kaetlyn Osmond) or had taken a prolonged break from the sport without an official retirement announcement (Alina Zagitova). the night's final skater . I need a drink!, Read more: Quadruple Jumps Are Transforming Womens Figure Skating. The accommodating decision from the court, still subject to further and on-going investigation, was made on three grounds: 1/ Due to her age, she is a "Protected Person" as per WADA Code, subject to different rules than adult athletes; 2/ Athlete "did not test positive during the Olympic Games in Beijing; 3/ "There were serious issues of untimely notification of the results, which impinged upon the Athletes ability to establish certain legal requirements for her benefit".
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