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. Her Olympic win is all the more impressive, not just given the circumstances surrounding Valieva, but also because Shcherbakova has been struggling with boot problems in Beijing, and is breaking in a new pair at the Games. Anna Shcherbakova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the event, and her teammate, Alexandra Trusova, the silver medal. CPAC used to be a barometer. Im overwhelmed that it happened on one hand, on the other hand I feel emptiness inside.. The unfolding scandal reveals a weakness in the Olympic system and its pursuit of clean sport. King, who openly criticized Russian competitors who tested positive for banned substances, says unlike other issues we are currently dealing with in the world of sports, this one is very black and white. 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. 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But, she told me, the most discouraging effect is on the athletes. Meanwhile Anna Shcherbakova, also of the ROC, was blank-faced and distant immediately after emerging as the gold-medal winner, instead of Valieva. She ended in 16th, with a free score of 115.82 and a 179.93 total. [1] Anna Shcherbakova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the event, and her teammate, Alexandra Trusova, the silver medal. Sign up for the Elana Meyers Taylor's sled won bronze in the two-woman bobsled event, U.S. freestyle skiers David Wise and Alex Ferreira also medaled, and a Chinese duo won the pairs figure skating competition. Russia won that year, with Canada taking silver and USA finishing third. A PCS tally has five categories: skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music. 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships. 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. 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. Edmunds explains that judges have a preconceived idea of what the winning order of skaters is supposed to look like. Facebook; Twitter; Facebook Messenger; Pinterest; Email; print; The controversial women's figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics came to a close Thursday. She should not have been allowed to compete, its devastating that she was put in this situation, on all levels. 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 Check out these full results for Winter Olympics Skating events . [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. She succeeded, landing her five quadruple jumps but stepping out of one of them and having her last attempt downgraded for being under-rotated. Just a disaster for her. 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[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. 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. The following National Olympic Committees earned spots to compete, with the number of athletes in parentheses. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. NBCUniversal has the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. Jordan Stolz, an 18-year-old speed skater from Wisconsin, became the youngest gold medalist in world single distances championships history on Friday. I hate this sport. It was enough to score 4.22 points above Trusova to earn gold. While she attempted the notoriously difficult triple axel, she under-rotated on the landing. The United States arrived in Beijing with hopes of a medal in women's figure skating, but it didn't come to fruition, as Alysa Liu, Mariah Bell and Karen Chen were all playing catch up after the short program. [26][27] Some commenting on the situation suggested that blame should not rest with the 15-year-old Valieva, but rather with the Russian system and the coaches and doctors around her. Kamila Valieva failed to medal at the 2022 Winter Olympics. The five events took place between 4 and 20 February 2022. Had Valieva qualified for a medal, the ceremony would have been postponed because of an investigation into her failed drug test. Olympic medalist and NBC commentator Tara Lipinski noted during the broadcast of the free skate that Trusova is well-known for her fierce competitive streak, having once said: "Winning is first place, anything else is losing.". [24][25] Several American skaters noted parallels with the case of U.S. pairs skater Jessica Calalang, who served an eight-month suspension from competition while under investigation for a positive doping test; Calalang was later absolved of any violations after the substance was concluded to be a metabolite of ingredients in her makeup, but she and her partner missed several key competitions during her suspension, including the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships. [5] Out of her five quads, Trusova landed only two cleanly, with her Quad Flip receiving an edge call. The womens figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics was supposed to be a coronation, a milestone event showcasing a trio of talented Russian skaters who had a realistic chance of sweeping the Olympic podium for the first time in Olympic history. Given the emotional outcome, 2002 Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes tweeted, This is a time for reevaluating how things are done., Read more: The Russian School at the Center of the Controversial Beijing Olympics Womens Figure Skating Event. Support our mission, and make a gift today. Full scores and results from the 2023 U.S. It states that if Valieva finished in the top three, there would be no medals awarded in the womens event. By landing these jumps, she amassed a huge technical total of 106.16 points: Trusovas technical score put her well ahead of almost the entire womens field, the very distinct majority of whom do not throw quads into their programs. [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. Shcherbakova did not score as high as Trusova in the free skate, but her short program tally of 80.20 helped her to the silver medal. You have reached your limit of 4 free articles. Travis Tygart, the chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency, called the combination of three heart medications a "trifecta of substances[which] seem to be aimed at increasing endurance, reducing fatigue and promoting greater efficiency in using oxygen". Mariah Bell and Alysa Liu, both first-time Olympians, fared the best out of the American skaters. Some in skating have pushed to raise the minimum age for participation at the Olympics from 15 to 17 or 18. Judges are looking for features like speed and control when it comes to skating skills and are looking for elements like intricate footwork and body positions when it comes to transitions. The last three categories in a PCS have to do with performance, rhythm, and the execution of a routine; theyre a little more self-explanatory. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won bronze. Lipinski echoed that on NBC during the event on Thursday. [14][15] By the end of the Beijing Olympics, a total five athletes were reported for doping violations. Amid a firestorm of controversy, Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee shockingly failed to medal in women's singles figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Thursday. Skater Alysa Liu competes in the Beijing Winter Olympics. 0:00. One thing that did go as expected was where the American ladies ultimately placed. The controversy over that decision and pressure on the young teen as all eyes focused on her and the entire world questioned her abilities, took their toll as she fell on three of her seven jumping passes and ended up in fourth place. "Kamila Valiyeva could be banned through 2026 Winter Olympics". Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. What was also possible to hear in the broadcast:Trusova: I will never go on the ice again in my life! Winter Olympics recap: US men's curling loses bronze medal game; Eileen Gu wins third medal in Beijing. 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. 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. "But this is incredibly unfortunate to potentially influence her, and given her age, she's probably not making all these decisions on her own.". [60] Following formal appeals lodged by the IOC, the International Skating Union (ISU), and WADA to review RUSADA DAC's decision, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) heard the case on 13 February, and removal of her provisional suspension was upheld on 14 February, ahead of her scheduled appearance in the women's singles event beginning 15 February. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance . The Russian skater whose story dominated the Olympics struggled in her . As a result of her poor performance, Valieva finished off the podium in fourth place, ending her much-maligned run at the Olympics. 2022 Winter Olympics Results - Figure Skating. IOC Says Sha'carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva's Doping Controversies Are 'Very Different'. 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. You were not going to let anything go, her coach Adam Rippon told her as she left the ice. NBC Sports. [6] Valieva, skating last, fell twice, made a number of other mistakes, and dropped to fourth place overall. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose . In recent years, skating broadcasts have made it super easy for casual fans to follow along with the routine. Official results of the figure-skating Women Single Skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammates full-blown temper tantrum. See Which Countries Have Won Medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics So Far.