/ 18 February 2022

Valieva out of the medals

Image source: Getty
Image source: Getty

Last night, all eyes were on the women’s singles figure skating and Russian teenager Kamila Valieva. She’s been the talk of the Winter Olympics since we found out last week she failed a drug test in December but was allowed to continue competing. And after all the build-up, she finished 4th – and in tears. Valieva was in the lead after the short program on Tuesday and she landed a rare quadruple jump to begin her routine, but it went downhill from there. She fell 4 times during her performance, and as she left the ice, she cried into her hands for minutes. “She should not have been allowed to compete. It’s devastating that she was put in this situation, on all levels,” said American skater Polina Edmunds. Ultimately the win went to Valieva’s Russian teammate Anna Shcherbakova. Next up for the controversial 15yo: an investigation into her and her team over the positive drug test. That could take months… The Beijing Games wrap up on Sunday.

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