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. Two other, not-banned heart medications were also found in her sample. ", " ' ", "The 24th Olympic Winter Games (2022 / Beijing)", "Februr gaidmajs Pekinas olimpiskajs spls pirmo reizi var startt vairk par 60 Latvijas sportistiem", "Lithuanian ice dancers may forgo Olympics after president rejects citizenship application", "Prezidentra tar od Allison Reed Lietuvos pilietybs negaus", "Olimpinse aidynse Reed su Ambruleviiumi tikrai nebus, Vanagien jau svajoja apie dvi poras 2026-aisiais", "Patinador artstico mexicano Donovan Carrillo clasifica a Juegos Olmpicos", "With Van Zundert, a Dutch figure skater participates in the Games for the first time since 1976", "Pekin 2022: sto dni do zimowych igrzysk. "#figureskating #Beijing2022. 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. The five events took place between 4 and 20 February 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. Final standings. 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 8-11 December 2022. . [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. Feb. 15, 2022, 9:45 a.m. A few athletes made general references about supporting "clean sport" and a "level playing field". 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. Shcherbakova earned gold with her technical excellence in both the short program and the free skate. [2] [3] From the 2021-22 season, the . Millions turn to Vox to educate themselves, their family, and their friends about whats happening in the world around them, and to learn about things that spark their curiosity. What was also possible to hear in the broadcast:Trusova: I will never go on the ice again in my life! The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continue with gold medal events in women's hockey, women's alpine skiing, and women's figure skating. [55] Several media outlets reported on 9 February that the issue was over a positive test for trimetazidine by the ROC's Kamila Valieva,[56][57] which was officially confirmed on 11 February. [70] 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 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 Valiyeva's case."[71]. Countries began announcing their selections following the 2021 World Championships. I realized I was caught up in this, and I was not going to skirt around the answer, but I was just going to come out and say it, You were caught drug cheating and Im not a fan.'. In 2018, Canada took gold, followed by Olympic Athletes from Russia and USA once again in third. The 25-year-old, and oldest U.S. women's figure skater since 1928, put together a clean free skate the judges ruled a 136.2 to . 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. 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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. Theres also the matter of Tutberidze not only coaching Valieva but coaching Shcherbakova and Trusova too. 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. Check out these full results for Winter Olympics Skating events . At the conclusion of the 2032 Games, NBCUniversal will have presented 23 total Olympic Games and 17 consecutive, the most for a U.S. media company in both categories.The dramatic skates and reactions from women's free skate | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sportshttps://www.youtube.com/nbcsports 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 . 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 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. . Of Trusova, he says, There was no attempt at a program, no attempt at performance execution, and zero attempt at interpretation.. After entering the free skate in 13th place from the short program, Bell, 25, finished in 10th place with a total of 202.30. 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. Im overwhelmed that it happened on one hand, on the other hand I feel emptiness inside.. Anna Shcherbakova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the event, and her teammate, Alexandra Trusova, the silver medal. 0 Comments. Trusova left Tutberidze in 2020 to train with Evgeni Plushenko and left Plushenko in May 2021 to reunite and train with Tutberidze heading into the Olympics. "[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 and Shcherbakovas teammate Alexandra Trusova, who trains at the same Moscow school, won silver. And thats just unfortunate because there are strong athletes from all over and they all deserve the same recognition.. Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a doping scandal, finished in fourth place in the women's individual figure skating event with 224.09 points. I will never skate again. Without demanding accountability, why would authorities take sanctions and enforcement seriously? Official results of the figure-skating Women Single Skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Watch the Winter Olympics, now, and the Paralympics, beginning March 4, on NBC. Sasha Trusova was telling Eteri behind the camera you knew everything I hate all of you #FigureSkating https://t.co/Ikzy6rRySY. 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 For more on Kamila Valieva, listen below to our daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. [1] Anna Shcherbakova, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, won the event, and her teammate, Alexandra Trusova, the silver medal. 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. 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. NBC Sports. [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. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. [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. 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. You knew everything! 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". After finishing first in the short program, Valieva was fifth in the free, leading to her overall fourth place standing in the competition. But just because she didnt win and just because the Olympics are coming to a close doesnt mean that the saga will stop. Yahoo Sport Australia, "Spanish skater caught in shock new scandal after Winter Olympics." The 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships ( Russian: 2023) were held from 20 to 25 December 2022 in Krasnoyarsk. 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. Then she stepped out of her quadruple toe loop and fell on the triple toe loop in the combination, leading to another fall in the next jump combination. ending a career in which she ranks third among American women . A total of 144 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. Everyone has a gold medal, but not me. Oops. 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. It states that if Valieva finished in the top three, there would be no medals awarded in the womens event. Valieva won the short program, with Shcherbakova second, Sakamoto third, and Trusova fourth. Heres how it all went down. 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. While U.S. figure skaters have historically been dominant in the women's individual event earning about a third of the medals since the modern Olympics began more than a century ago no American has made it onto the podium since 2006, when Sasha Cohen took silver in Italy. [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. BEIJING With the world watching, Kamila Valieva fell just short of the podium. Trusova actually had the highest free skate score at 177.13 thanks to the five quadruple jumps she hit. Shimada Mao got the better of Shin Ji-a again to take the women's singles title at the 2023 ISU . 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. [6] Valieva, skating last, fell twice, made a number of other mistakes, and dropped to fourth place overall. To learn more about Team USA, visit TeamUSA.org. The pairs short program in figure skating got underway even . .mw-parser-output .citation{word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}* Skaters who only competed in the short program/rhythm dance. 2022 Winter Olympics Results - Figure Skating. She had been in first after the short program but got 141.93 for her free skate. She scored a 175.75 in the free skate, which was more than 20 points clear of anyone else aside from Trusova. Alysa Liu, the only member of Team USA who included a triple Axel in her program, did land it, but it was underrotated, meaning she completed the last part of the 3.5 revolutions on the ice, so only received points for a double Axel. Skater Alexandra Trusova reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Part of Valieva's attorney's argument in her defense was that the banned drug entered her body accidentally and likely belonged to her grandfather, as he takes trimetazidine, according to Russian website The Dossier Center, USA Today reported. Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. 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. 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. The BarDown Podcast. I hate it. 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. And this all is punctuated by Trusovas teary-eyed tantrum about Tutberidze knowing everything and Tutberidze reportedly telling Trusova this is your defeat.. This placed order benefit of the doubt may also affect the technical elements that the Russian skaters wield. #NBCOlympics #WinterOlympics2022 #FigureSkating Subscribe to NBC Sports: https://www.youtube.com/nbcsports?sub_confirmation=1 Watch live Olympic coverage on NBCOlympics.com: https://www.nbcolympics.com/scheduleVisit NBCOlympics.com: https://www.nbcolympics.comWatch the 2022 Winter Olympics on Peacock: https://www.peacocktv.com/olympicsDownload the NBC Olympics App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nbc-sports/id542511686Find NBC Olympics on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nbcolympicsFollow NBC Olympics on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NBCOlympicsFollow NBC Olympics on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nbcolympicsNBC Sports Group serves sports fans 24/7 with premier live events, insightful studio shows, and compelling original programming. Just a disaster for her. coaches, team doctors, etc.). Russia won that year, with Canada taking silver and USA finishing third. Its called the Program Components Score (PCS) and is considered the presentation and artistry aspect of skating. 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. It's just the third figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics since it was implemented in 2014. 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. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. Thats astonishing when you consider that before these Olympics, no woman had ever landed a quad in Olympic competition. Winter Olympics recap: US men's curling loses bronze medal game; Eileen Gu wins third medal in Beijing. It was enough to score 4.22 points above Trusova to earn gold. 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. But, she told me, the most discouraging effect is on the athletes. Results from the women's single figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympic games in Beijing. A PCS tally has five categories: skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music. Sign up for the The CAS decided that preventing her from competing "would cause her irreparable harm in the circumstances", while noting that any medals won by Valieva at the Beijing Olympics would be withheld pending the results of the continuing investigation into her doping violation. ** Skaters who only competed in the free skating/dance. NBC Sports. Each week, we explore unique solutions to some of the world's biggest problems. You are a Russian perform and defeat everybody!"[31][32][33]. [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. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 811 December 2022. The drama starts to unfold following the intense women's free skate event and the shocking results. Liu finished seventh with a total overall score of 208.95, while Bell placed 10th with an overall score of 202.30. The decision from the court 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 Athlete's ability to establish certain legal requirements for her benefit". 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. "But again, that being said, she should not have been allowed to skate.". 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. 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