A total of 144 quota spots are available to athletes to compete at the games. The following National Olympic Committees earned spots to compete, with the number of athletes in parentheses. NBC Sports is an established leader in the sports media landscape with an unparalleled collection of sports properties that include the Olympics, NFL, Premier League, NASCAR, PGA TOUR, the Kentucky Derby, Tour de France, French Open, IndyCar and many more. She scored a 175.75 in the free skate, which was more than 20 points clear of anyone else aside from Trusova. Valieva won the short program, with Shcherbakova second, Sakamoto third, and Trusova fourth. Sessions that include the event finals are shown in bold. 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. Anna Shcherbakova, the 2021 world champion, will be the Olympic gold medalist when the judges marks come in. "Everyone has a gold medal, everyone, but not me. The last gold-medal winner was Sarah Hughes, in 2002. 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. [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. Valieva scored 141.93 in the free skating program which comes after her top score of 82.16 in the short program on Tuesday. Initially, she was not going to address it, but was caught on camera in the ready room wagging her finger at the screen when her competitor touched the wall first in her semi-final and waved her finger in a #1 gesture. [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 always try to reach a goal, I always add more quads," Trusova told reporters, according to Reuters. A hockey podcast that doesn't talk about last night's scores. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. [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. Valieva and Shcherbakovas teammate Alexandra Trusova, who trains at the same Moscow school, won silver. Sakamoto, for her part, seemed to cry tears of joy for finishing in third. You can't do it this way! For several moments the 17-year-old remained alone in an off-rink area, seemingly lost in herself or too stunned for feeling. For more on Kamila Valieva, listen below to our daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. .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. And its hasnt been protected here in my opinion.. [8] Names denoted with an asterisk (*) are skaters/teams eligible for the team event only. Alex Abad-Santos is a senior correspondent who . 2023 TIME USA, LLC. Just a disaster for her. IOC Says Sha'carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva's Doping Controversies Are 'Very Different'. US Figure Skater Nathan Chen got first place and set a world record in the men's short program on Monday. South Korea's Yuna Kim, the 2010 Olympic champion, . 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. By OlympicTalk. Liu finished seventh with a total overall score of 208.95, while Bell placed 10th with an overall score of 202.30. 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. During her free program, she put her hand down on the first attempt and fell on the second. You were not going to let anything go, her coach Adam Rippon told her as she left the ice. Should you. You are a Russian perform and defeat everybody!"[31][32][33]. Russia's Aleksandra Trusova won silver with a score of 251.73 and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took bronze with 233.13. 5 min read. I hate this sport, I hate it! And this all is punctuated by Trusovas teary-eyed tantrum about Tutberidze knowing everything and Tutberidze reportedly telling Trusova this is your defeat.. The following is the competition schedule for all five events. The short program was held on 15 February. The pairs short program in figure skating got underway even . [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. Official results of the figure-skating Women Single Skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. 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. The 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships ( Russian: 2023) were held from 20 to 25 December 2022 in Krasnoyarsk. Rank Country Name Short Program ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2022 results. Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammates full-blown temper tantrum. According to NBC Sports, Trusova initially said she would not participate in a podium ceremony as the silver medalist. 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. [4], A total of five events were contested, one for men, one for women and three mixed.[5]. But Im always going to be one to stick up for clean sport, and clean athletes. Of Trusova, he says, There was no attempt at a program, no attempt at performance execution, and zero attempt at interpretation.. [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]. 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Outside medical experts told PEOPLE that seemed "highly unlikely" and that the use of the drug could have given her body a small but crucial improvement. [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. Valieva's final score of 224.09 also carries an asterisk and will be . 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. Follow here for the latest news, results and updates. AFP via Getty Images Yahoo Sport Australia, "Spanish skater caught in shock new scandal after Winter Olympics." 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. [66], On 15 February, after the women's short program, The New York Times reported that Valieva's sample tested positive for an additional two substances, hypoxen and L-Carnitine, which are not on the banned list, in addition to trimetazidine. [7] This schedule may be subject to change in due time. 2023 Russian Figure Skating Championships. She succeeded, landing her five quadruple jumps but stepping out of one of them and having her last attempt downgraded for being under-rotated. Her technical score finished at 100.49; while not as high as Trusovas, it was enough to keep her close. 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. And we say to Kamila: don't hide your face. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 8-11 December 2022. . Alysa Liu, also skating for the first time this Games, fared a little better, finishing with a technical of 36.85 after earning 10.7 7 for her triple lutz, triple toe loop combination. 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 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). March 7, 2022. 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 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. It was enough to score 4.22 points above Trusova to earn gold. Some in skating have pushed to raise the minimum age for participation at the Olympics from 15 to 17 or 18. Reader support helps us keep our explainers free for all. which some critics say its already become. The shadow of Valievas doping extends to them and their results because of their shared mentors. 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. 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. While medals were ultimately awarded in the womens event, the controversy over Valievas case is far from over. In 2018, Canada took gold, followed by Olympic Athletes from Russia and USA once again in third. 0:58. 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". "But again, that being said, she should not have been allowed to skate.". Skater Kaori Sakamoto reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Countries began announcing their selections following the 2021 World Championships. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose . While she attempted the notoriously difficult triple axel, she under-rotated on the landing. 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. 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. The New York Times provided a breakdown of her skate: Alexandra Trusova of Russia delivered a physics-challenging performance of spins and jumps that had many in the crowd clapping along with her free skate at . 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. Its the rules. [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. 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. Russian 15 year old Valieva WINS GOLD in stunning Grand Prix debut | NBC Sports 868,356 views Nov 2, 2021 16K NBC Sports 2.1M subscribers Russian 15-year-old Kamila Valieva ran away with the win in her senior Grand Prix debut, scoring a 180.89 for her free skate, putting the world on notice and taking the competition by over 30 points 0:00. [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. 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 five events took place between 4 and 20 February 2022. By OlympicTalk. Shes been struggling with the jump throughout the season and fell on one attempt during the warm-up before landing one later. 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. "[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. The unfolding scandal reveals a weakness in the Olympic system and its pursuit of clean sport. In sharp contrast to the confident, controlled skater the world saw in the team event last week, before the news of her doping violation was made public, Valieva struggled to make it through each element, stumbling out of her first jump, a triple Axel, and putting her hand down on the ice to steady herself just as she did in the short program. 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. ** Skaters who only competed in the free skating/dance. To learn more about Team USA, visit TeamUSA.org. Women. Mariah Bell and Alysa Liu, both first-time Olympians, fared the best out of the American skaters. Skater Alexandra Trusova reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. 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. Thats astonishing when you consider that before these Olympics, no woman had ever landed a quad in Olympic competition. All Rights Reserved. I will never skate again. Getty Images. And those agencies have different thresholds of tolerance for violations, as Valievas case reveals. Valieva was part of that team, but no medal ceremony has been held, as the International Olympic Committee continues to review the situation. Second-time Olympian Karen Chen, performing her free skate to "Butterfly Lovers" by Takako Nishizaki, continued to struggle in the individual event. tools Create account Log Pages for logged out editors learn more ContributionsTalk Navigation Main pageContentsCurrent eventsRandom articleAbout WikipediaContact usDonate Contribute HelpLearn editCommunity portalRecent changesUpload file Tools What links hereRelated changesUpload fileSpecial pagesPermanent linkPage informationCite this pageWikidata item. A few athletes made general references about supporting "clean sport" and a "level playing field". Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital [6] Valieva, skating last, fell twice, made a number of other mistakes, and dropped to fourth place overall. v. t. e. Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China. Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammate's full-blown temper tantrum. Please enter a valid email and try again. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history. Valieva was expected to finish among the top three, prompting the IOCs decision about postponing the medals ceremony. [37][38] Bach also insinuated that her coaches likely played a role in her positive test, saying that "doping is very rarely done alone with the athletes," and that "the ones who have administered this drug in her body, these are the ones who are guilty. Results from the women's single figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympic games in Beijing. But just because she didnt win and just because the Olympics are coming to a close doesnt mean that the saga will stop. The women essentially repeated their showing in the 2018 Games, another weak year.
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