Russia's Aleksandra Trusova won silver with a score of 251.73 and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took bronze with 233.13. [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. This helps explain why, for example, Trusova fell in Tuesdays short program but still received higher PCS marks and comparable technical marks to Japans Higuchi, who skated much cleaner. When the dust settled at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing Thursday, presumed favorite Kamila Valieva did not win an Olympic medal for womens figure skating, setting off a series of extraordinary events. What was also possible to hear in the broadcast:Trusova: I will never go on the ice again in my life! As Valieva placed fourth and left in tears, she received a message of support from 2018 . IOC Says Sha'carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva's Doping Controversies Are 'Very Different'. 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. "But this is incredibly unfortunate to potentially influence her, and given her age, she's probably not making all these decisions on her own.". Its called the Program Components Score (PCS) and is considered the presentation and artistry aspect of skating. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 26 January 2022. 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). 0 Comments. During her free program, she put her hand down on the first attempt and fell on the second. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continue with medal events in cross-country skiing, curling, and figure skating. Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who . 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. 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. "I don't have the big jumps as others would have, which is a big handicap," she told reporters after, the Associated Press reports. I hate skating. 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. 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. 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. In the free skate, she notched a 175.75, bringing her total to . In recent years, skating broadcasts have made it super easy for casual fans to follow along with the routine. Reader support helps us keep our explainers free for all. The three Team USA women's figure skaters again failed to medal, earning the seventh, 10th and 16th places after two days of competition. Antidoping officials called the discovery of multiple substances in any athlete's sample "highly unusual", particularly in an athlete as young as Valieva. Sasha Trusova was telling Eteri behind the camera you knew everything I hate all of you #FigureSkating https://t.co/Ikzy6rRySY. March 7, 2022. This didn't happen, that's why I was upset. 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. 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. Shcherbakova would know that she needed to hit at least one if not both quads to keep up with Trusovas technical score and remain in the hunt for the medal. ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2022 results. She probably saw the jumps that Trusova threw and knew her score. Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics. "#figureskating #Beijing2022. Two other women are expected to attempt quads as well - ROC's Anna Shcherbakova (80.20) and Aleksandra Trusova (74.60). Nathan Chen spectacularly won gold in men's singles, and Team USA won silver in the team event, although that could conceivably be bumped up to gold at some point depending on what decisions are handed down regarding Valieva. Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammates full-blown temper tantrum. In a way, however, their silence could be perpetuating the problem. 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. Skater Anna Shcherbakova reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Lease confirms that judges already sort of knew who the top five skaters were going to be in the short program.. Heading into the womens event, the big story was whether or not Valieva would win a medal. She reportedly did not speak with the press afterward. [36] Valieva ultimately finished off the podium in fourth; she did not stop in the mixed zone after the free skating. Trusova won the free skate and became the first woman to land five quadruple jumps in the same program. While Trusova scoring a massive 106.16 in the technical aspect of the free skate wasn't enough to beat out Shcherbakova, it played a big role in getting her on the podium. Official results of the figure-skating Women Single Skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continue with gold medal events in women's hockey, women's alpine skiing, and women's figure skating. 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". I personally dont understand why athletes are scared to speak up, Olympic swimmer Lilly King, tells TIME. It should serve as a lesson for doping authoritiesenforce anti-doping rules and ensure that violators are punished appropriately. Valieva was allowed to skate at the event because of an arbitration decision, but the International Olympic Committee said that because she was under investigation for doping, she would only be awarded a medal after the case closes and if she were ostensibly found not guilty. Karen Chen, who ended her second Olympics in 16th place, continued to struggle with the triple loop jump; its been her most inconsistent jump throughout the team competition and short program as well. Lease and Edmunds explained to me, separately, that skaters like Trusova and Shcherbakovas teammate Valieva, or Japans Sakamoto and Wakaba Higuchi all possess markedly better skating skills (that should be rewarded in their PCS numbers). By OlympicTalk. A hockey podcast that doesn't talk about last night's scores. Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. It states that if Valieva finished in the top three, there would be no medals awarded in the womens event. But regardless of where Valieva finished, the IOC also allowed an extra skater to compete in the free program, on the assumption that if Valievas doping violation case, which is still being reviewed, determines that she should be disqualified, then all the skaters would move up a spot. On 15 February, after the short program, competitors asked about Valieva in the mixed zone largely tried to distance themselves from the situation, indicating that they preferred to focus on their own performances. Valieva's final score of 224.09 also carries an asterisk and will be . 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. Russia won that year, with Canada taking silver and USA finishing third. 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Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. 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. Lipinski echoed that on NBC during the event on Thursday. "Without a doubt, she would be an incredible athlete without any performance aid and who knows if she's gotten any performance aid from these, if indeed she is taking them," Dr. Sean Heffron, a preventative cardiologist at NYU Langone's Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Diseases, told PEOPLE. [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. Her technical score finished at 100.49; while not as high as Trusovas, it was enough to keep her close. I can understand not wanting to get involved while competing at the Olympics its already the most pressure-filled situation and you dont need to make it more stressful than it needs to be. Sakamoto, for her part, seemed to cry tears of joy for finishing in third. She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. Valieva, who became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics in last week's team event, is joined by 17-year-olds Anna Shcherbakova, the reigning world champion, and Alexandra . Stolz, a phenom who honed his . 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 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. 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. Kaori Sakamoto in seventh was the highest non-Russian skater on the list. 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. Shcherbakova tallied a 75.26 factored score (blue): Trusova trailed her with 70.97 points, roughly four points behind. She should not have been allowed to compete, its devastating that she was put in this situation, on all levels. 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. Theres also the matter of Tutberidze not only coaching Valieva but coaching Shcherbakova and Trusova too. In addition, for athletes in a judged sport like figure skating, there is the fear that speaking out about what they feel are improper decisions about doping could end up hurting them in their scores. You can now buy a fraction of a house. At the press conference afterward, she said I did what I could. Two other, not-banned heart medications were also found in her sample. [63], On 14 February, the CAS declined to reinstate Valieva's provisional suspension and ruled that she would be allowed to compete in the womens singles event. I am not happy with the result. the night's final skater . [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. Trusova actually had the highest free skate score at 177.13 thanks to the five quadruple jumps she hit. Some in skating have pushed to raise the minimum age for participation at the Olympics from 15 to 17 or 18. Skater Kaori Sakamoto reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Such a decline has been the subject of much scrutiny within the sport. Though the Olympic womens event wrapped up on Thursday, the drama, controversy, and investigation surrounding Russias team show no signs of stopping. Anna Shcherbakova, the 2021 world champion, will be the Olympic gold medalist when the judges marks come in. And thats just unfortunate because there are strong athletes from all over and they all deserve the same recognition.. 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. And its hasnt been protected here in my opinion.. 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's Mariah Bell competes in the free skate. Russian Olympic Committee teammate Alexandra Trusova, 17, and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (who won silver and bronze, respectively) were both seen crying. 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. King was unaware she was being filmed, but said she decided not to back down from explaining her response. Oops. 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. Valieva threw her hands up in frustration at the end of the program, before skating back to the kiss and cry and breaking down in tears. The free skating was held on 17 February. [42] Several Western media outlets pointed to the extreme emotional reactions of the three ROC skaters Shcherbakova (gold) stated that she felt empty inside, Trusova (silver) was seen shouting that she "hated the sport" and pledged to never skate again, and Valieva (fourth) broke down sobbing as further evidence of the extreme pressure they were all under to deliver results, as well as the abuse they were subjected to from their team. Valieva scored 141.93 in the free skating program which comes after her top score of 82.16 in the short program on Tuesday. According to Tygart, an adverse finding against her as a first offense could still be assessed as a two year suspension, which is half of the suspension time which could be assessed for adults.[45]. According to the Associated Press (h/t ESPN),Russian newspaper RBC reported that the 15-year-old skater tested positive fora banned heart medication prior to the European Championships in January. Magazines, The Russian School at the Center of the Controversial Beijing Olympics Womens Figure Skating Event, confident, controlled skater the world saw in the team event, Quadruple Jumps Are Transforming Womens Figure Skating. 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. ROC was the only delegation to qualify the maximum number of entries (3 spots per discipline for 18 athletes total). 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. It was enough to score 4.22 points above Trusova to earn gold. For example, in NBCs broadcast theres a small box that tells you the jump or technical element a skater just performed and the GOE-adjusted number of points they got. 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships. [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. Rank Country Name Short Program Valieva has been inconsistent in landing her jumps in practice sessions, though, since her Dec. 25 test came to light around Feb. 8. "Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. US Figure Skater Nathan Chen got first place and set a world record in the men's short program on Monday. This placed order benefit of the doubt may also affect the technical elements that the Russian skaters wield. 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. It was a physical reminder, as if the competitors needed one, of the unprecedented situation in which they found themselves. In terms of quality, youre always looking for skaters with the most speed, skaters that show a lot of power, but at the same time are able to do intricate footwork and turn and toe steps that use real skating tricks on the ice rather than just skating and pushing on two feet or being super plain, or skating but only using only your arms in movements, Polina Edmunds, a former US Olympian and US National silver medalist, told me after Tuesdays short program. Ultimately, however, the Court of Arbitration for Sport determined she could keep competing, citing in part the fact that she was still a minor. The five events took place between 4 and 20 February 2022.
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