The three Team USA women's figure skaters again failed to medal, earning the seventh, 10th and 16th places after two days of competition. Shcherbakova and Trusova have a tendency to pre-rotate their jumps (i.e., rotate before theyre in the air), a shortcut to getting a high number of revolutions, but this technical deficiency is not often reflected in how their jumps are scored. Thats astonishing when you consider that before these Olympics, no woman had ever landed a quad in Olympic competition. Thats just scratching the surface. Given that Trusovas technical score virtually erased the lead Shcherbakova had, what decided the gold medal between the two was Shcherbakovas PCS. "Kamila Valiyeva could be banned through 2026 Winter Olympics". [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. Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. This is regulated by the ISU anti-doping rules and the IOC anti-doping rules for the Beijing 2022 Olympics."[6]. 0:00. They tally numbers corresponding to that order, and things like high PCS scores are given perhaps because of the history of the skater rather than what theyre putting in their programs. Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old who was favored to win the gold, tested positive for a banned substance but was allowed to compete anyway. 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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. [5] Out of her five quads, Trusova landed only two cleanly, with her Quad Flip receiving an edge call. Liu finished in seventh place with 208.95 points, Bell was 10th with 202.30 points and Chen came in 16th with 179.93 points. Official results of the figure-skating Women Single Skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Elon Musk thinks were close to solving AI. [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. In the past, Trusova has expressed frustration with her sport and the judging, and elaborated in Beijing by saying I was trying to achieve some lofty goals, to have more quadruple jumps. 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. She's worked at PEOPLE for over seven years as a writer, reporter and editor across our Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Met Gala. "I haven't been winning major events for three years. [69], Although Russia as a country is currently banned from participating in international skating events due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Valieva has continued to compete within Russian borders without being hindered by RUSADA as recently as the Russian Grand Prix held in October 2022. 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[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. 0:58. 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. For a time, it was unclear if Valieva would be allowed to compete in women's singles after she tested positive for a banned substance. [10][11] As a result, the IOC decided that, should Valieva win a medal, there would be no flower ceremony or medal ceremony held until the investigation into her doping case is over and there is a concrete decision whether or not to strip her of her medals. On the issue of the disqualification of participating athletes at the Winter Olympics, the ISU has issued a statement regarding its policy regarding doping violations which may be alleged for the duration of the events of the Games stating that the, "International Skating Union cannot disclose any information about a possible anti-doping rule violation. The BarDown podcast will investigate, uncover and explore long-form stories at the intersection of sports . Countries began announcing their selections following the 2021 World Championships. In a way, however, their silence could be perpetuating the problem. lang, Bell skated almost entirely clean though her lack of the most complicated technical elements held her back, ending with a free skate score of 136.92. Japan's Junior Grand Prix Final winner defeated Republic of Korea's Shin Ji-a again to claim victory in Calgary with Nakai Ami taking bronze. "Kamila Valiyeva could be banned through 2026 Winter Olympics". Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. Troje Biao-Czerwonych z pewn kwalifikacj", " ", "Histrica plaza olmpica para Laura Barquero y Marco Zandrn", Real Federacin Espaola de Deportes de Hielo, "@oliviaxsmart & @AdrianDiazBron sellan su billete al sueo olmpico de #Beijing2022! This time, she could become the first woman to land three quads in one Olympic program. Yet somehow Russians tend to be given higher scores over their competitors. Never," she said. What was also possible to hear in the broadcast:Trusova: I will never go on the ice again in my life! [8] Names denoted with an asterisk (*) are skaters/teams eligible for the team event only. That's because the International Olympic Committee and International Skating Union decided 25 skaters would advance to the free skate (one more than usual) with Valieva among the top 24, in light of the ongoing case surrounding her Dec. 25 positive test for trimetazidine that was publicized on Feb. 8. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 26 January 2022. After an earlier bright spot with her free in the team event, her final skate in Beijing was hamstrung by mistakes, including a fall on a jump. 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", " ", "BOIC maakt eerste selectie voor Beijing 2022 bekend", "- ", "13 Figure Skaters Nominated to Represent Team Canada at Beijing 2022", "Mu, ena i pr. The easiest and most frustrating explanation for the PCS numbers from the free skate and the controversial results of the short program is that as much as skating tries to be an objective sport, its not. Trusova, the bronze medalist from the European championships, already made history as the first woman to land a number of different quadruple jumps and made it her mission to match the men in the sport by landing five quadruples using four different types of jumps in her free program at an Olympics, as Nathan Chen did when winning his gold. A former skater who asked that their name not be used described Trusovas skating as so unpleasant., Experts like Dave Lease, who runs the skating analysis YouTube Channel The Skating Lesson, tell me theyve questioned how the judges have marked Trusova and Shcherbakova, both in PCS and grade of execution of her jumps. While she attempted the notoriously difficult triple axel, she under-rotated on the landing. [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. The drama starts to unfold following the intense women's free skate event and the shocking results. "The panel considered that preventing the athlete to compete at the Olympic Games would cause her irreparable harm in the circumstances," CAS Director General Matthieu Reeb said in a statement, according to the AP. 2014 Olympian in figure skating Polina Edmunds tweeted If youre taking [a performance-enhancing drug] long term from an early age, think about how many more hours you can train, more reps you can do, more run-throughs, etc. [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. 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. As a result of her poor performance, Valieva finished off the podium in fourth place, ending her much-maligned run at the Olympics. But Im always going to be one to stick up for clean sport, and clean athletes. 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. Why I was angry, why I was disappointed for the first time I skated with five quadruples, I waited for this moment for a long time. Trusova won the free program, but since the overall results combine the short, in which she was fourth, and free program scores, she ended up in second for the silver. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 811 December 2022. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. A total of 144 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. Such a decline has been the subject of much scrutiny within the sport. Click to share on Flipboard (Opens in new window) 2 Comments. Shcherbakova, who had a six-point lead after the short program, skated after Trusova. It was a physical reminder, as if the competitors needed one, of the unprecedented situation in which they found themselves. 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Tygart further stated that as a minor Valieva could still be either fully exculpated or given a warning concerning her testing positive depending on the extent of findings in the on-going RUSADA investigation of doping. "[39][40] The Kremlin responded that "harshness of a coach in high-level sport is key for their athletes to achieve victories" and that Tutberidze's athletes were seeing strong results. Valieva had a dismal skate, with falls and under-rotation on many of her jumps. After entering the free skate in 13th place from the short program, Bell, 25, finished in 10th place with a total of 202.30. A few athletes made general references about supporting "clean sport" and a "level playing field". Tygart further stated that as a minor Valieva could still be either fully exculpated or given a warning concerning her testing positive depending on the extent of findings in the on-going RUSADA investigation of doping. The women's singles competition in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held on 15 February (short program) and 17 February (free skating), at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Haidian District of Beijing. Lease confirms that judges already sort of knew who the top five skaters were going to be in the short program.. "But again, that being said, she should not have been allowed to skate.". Antidoping officials called the discovery of multiple substances in any athlete's sample "highly unusual", particularly in an athlete as young as Valieva. But their reactions were for very different reasons: Trusova with viscerally unhappy to come in second place despite her astonishing athletic ability to land quadruple jumps unlike any other women's skater on Earth. 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. She had been in first after the short program but got 141.93 for her free skate. She ended in 16th, with a free score of 115.82 and a 179.93 total. All Rights Reserved. Though the Olympic womens event wrapped up on Thursday, the drama, controversy, and investigation surrounding Russias team show no signs of stopping. That's now how it should be.". But a buoyant skate otherwise put her in seventh place in the competition, with a free skate score of 139.45 and a total of 208.95. "Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. The American women finished in the top 20. Winter Olympics recap: US men's curling loses bronze medal game; Eileen Gu wins third medal in Beijing. 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). 148 athletes from 32 NOCs are expected to participate. Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's single skating free skating of the figure skating event during the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Feb. 17, 2022. And this all is punctuated by Trusovas teary-eyed tantrum about Tutberidze knowing everything and Tutberidze reportedly telling Trusova this is your defeat.. Minutes later, she cried I wont go, I wont go, to the mascot ceremony at center ice, until her coach Eteri Tutberidze finally convinced her to skate out. Without the points from the triple Axel, Liu was unable to crack the top five and finished seventh as the three Russian women, two Japanese women, and South Koreas Young You, who earned more points for her program components, surpassed her. That could explain why the skaters in Beijing declined to answer the flood of media questions about how they felt about the fairness of Valieva competing. Taking a stance that all athletes should be competing clean and that officials should enforce rules that doped athletes should be suspended and prevented from competing, is hardly controversial. 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. But instead of relishing a moment of joy and accomplishment in winning a silver medal, Valievas training partner and teammate Trusova threw a temper tantrum (in Russian) saying she hates the sport, hates that everyone has a gold medal, possibly hates their teammate Shcherbakova, and hates their coach Eteri Tutberidze. Two other, not-banned heart medications were also found in her sample. 2022 World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier, France, top 10 and notable results Women Gold: Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) 236.09 Silver: Loena Hendrickx (BEL) 217.70 Women. [2] With Shcherbakova the 2021 World champion and Trusova the 2021 World bronze medalist, predictions considered a sweep by the ROC the most likely scenario.[3][4]. [58] Valieva's sample in question was taken by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships on 25 December, but the sample was not analyzed at the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) laboratory where it was sent for testing until 8 February, one day after the team event concluded. I hate it. On 8 February, a day after the ROC victory in the team event, a positive test result for trimetazidine from the Russian Championships in December for Kamila Valieva of the ROC was released by a Swedish lab, and her participation at the Olympics became subject to a doping investigation. Should you. More On: Outraged silver medalist Alexandra Trusova felt robbed of the gold in women's figure skating after her Russian Olympic Committee teammate Kamila Valieva's disastrous performance . Thats how it is., The outpouring of emotion was only the latest turn in the roller coaster of the past week for the skaters, who have been competing as sports officials, fans and athletes have weighed in on whether Valieva should have been allowed to compete in Beijing after her failed drug test was revealed. Skater Alexandra Trusova reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. AFP via Getty Images Trusova also dissolved in tears, saying over and over I cant watch this, but her tears, she explained later, had more to do with her standings. The unfolding scandal reveals a weakness in the Olympic system and its pursuit of clean sport. the night's final skater . While it didn't yield a medal, Bell executed a clean free skate, scoring 136.92 points, which was the eighth-highest score delivered Thursday: A STUNNING performance from . [41] Tutberidze herself claimed to be "at a loss from the assessment of our work by the esteemed Mr Bach" in a comment on an Instagram post by fellow ROC coach Alexander Zhulin. Im overwhelmed that it happened on one hand, on the other hand I feel emptiness inside.. Skater Anna Shcherbakova reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 16-year . A hockey podcast that doesn't talk about last night's scores. Follow here for the latest news, results and updates. [61][62] Due to Valieva being a minor at the time, as well as being classified as a "protected person" under WADA guidelines, RUSADA and the IOC announced on 12 February that they would broaden the scope of their respective investigations to include members of her entourage (e.g. For more on Kamila Valieva, listen below to our daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. Valieva was thrust into the spotlight during these Games after it was revealed she had reportedly tested positive for the banned heart medication trimetazidine in December. coaches, team doctors, etc.). "It's impossible. [7][8][9] The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled on 14 February that she would not be provisionally suspended and would be allowed to compete in the individual event as planned, still subject to further and ongoing investigation. Google Pay. [13] WADA's filing in Valieva's hearing indicated that her acknowledgement of taking the two permitted substances undercut her testimony that the banned substance was ingested by error. U.S. national champion Mariah Bell pushed through a few shaky landings but managed to pull off a clean program, minus her planned triple-triple jump combination, which pushed her down in the standings to 10th, despite an emotional skate to K. D. Langs Hallelujah. But well, this was not happening for a long time. Shcherbakova earned gold with her technical excellence in both the short program and the free skate. [59], Valieva was assessed a provisional suspension after her positive result, but upon appeal, she was cleared by RUSADA's independent Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee (DAC) on 9 February, just a day after receiving the provisional suspension. Russia won that year, with Canada taking silver and USA finishing third. Valieva dominated the Olympic season, winning every competition she entered and with her lowest international score still over 10 points higher than that of any of her competitors. The women's individual figure skating event, which had been marred from the beginning by the . 2022 Winter Olympics Results - Figure Skating. ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images, Watch more top videos, highlights, and B/R original content, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. [35] IOC spokesman Mark Adams noted that press conferences are not mandatory at the Olympics, and that if Valieva were to medal, they did not expect her to attend that press conference either. esko m pro Peking jist msta ve tech krasobruslaskch kategorich", "Mohla z toho bt i medaile, lituj Taschlerovi po zdrn kvalifikaci na ZOH", "Vimsalt rekordit parandanud Selevko lheb olmpiale, aga ei pse EM-ile", "ILUUISUTAMISE KOONDISE PROJEKT 2018 2022: Hooaeg 2021/2022 Olmpiamngudele lhetamise tingimuse", "Ensimmiset olympiavalinnat Pekingiin: Suomen joukkueeseen 16 urheilijaa ja jkiekkojoukkueet", "Jenni Saarinen on valittu edustamaan Suomea Pekingin 2022 talviolympialaisiin", "Nous avons l'honneur de vous dvoiler la liste de nos reprsentants franais en patinage artistique pour les JEUX OLYMPIQUES de Pkin, du 4 au 20 fvrier 2022", "FINAL OLYMPIC TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT FOR #TEAMGEORGIA", "Olympische Winterspiele 2022: DEU schlgt Eiskunstlauf-Team fr DOSB-Nominierung vor", "Three Figure Skaters selected to represent Team GB at Beijing 2022", "4 Nemzet Bajnoksga remes a szombati zrnapon! But just because she didnt win and just because the Olympics are coming to a close doesnt mean that the saga will stop. The decision was made by an independent sports arbitration court, but was almost universally criticized by past Olympians, including NBC commentators Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, who called Valeveas presence in the competition a slap in the face to the clean athletes and to the Olympic movement. Valieva scored 141.93 in the free skating program which comes after her top score of 82.16 in the short program on Tuesday. Trusova reportedly told Tutberidze, you knew everything in the moments leading up to 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. Its the rules. The Russian Anti-Doping Agency suspended the skater but then lifted that suspension; in contrast, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency prevented sprinter Sha-Carri Richardson from competing at the Tokyo Olympics last summer when she tested positive for marijuana. 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.
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