NBC Sports. Valieva scored 141.93 in the free skating program which comes after her top score of 82.16 in the short program on Tuesday. The Russian Olympic Committee overtook the United States for first place in the figure skating team event thanks to a first-place showing by Kamila Valieva in the women's short program. [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. Something went wrong. [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. Its called the Program Components Score (PCS) and is considered the presentation and artistry aspect of skating. Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old who was favored to win the gold, tested positive for a banned substance but was allowed to compete anyway. 0 Comments. Sakamoto, for her part, seemed to cry tears of joy for finishing in third. newsletter. [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. [2] [3] From the 2021-22 season, the . Alex Murdaugh sentenced to two life terms for murdering his wife and son. Shcherbakova earned gold with her technical excellence in both the short program and the free skate. 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. The International Skating Union published a complete list of entries on 26 January 2022. 148 athletes from 32 NOCs are expected to participate. By Danielle Abreu Published February 17, 2022 Updated on February 18, 2022 at 1:16 am. Getty Images. Find out who took home gold, silver and bronze in 2022. U.S. national champion Mariah Bell pushed through a few shaky landings but managed to pull off a clean program, minus her planned triple-triple jump combination, which pushed her down in the standings to 10th, despite an emotional skate to K. D. Langs Hallelujah. Liu finished seventh with a total overall score of 208.95, while Bell placed 10th with an overall score of 202.30. Sasha Trusova was telling Eteri behind the camera you knew everything I hate all of you #FigureSkating https://t.co/Ikzy6rRySY. Her undefeated season coupled with her status as the world record holder in all three segments saw her deemed the heavy favorite to win the Olympics prior to her becoming subject to a doping investigation. A PCS tally has five categories: skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, and interpretation of the music. 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US Figure Skater Nathan Chen got first place and set a world record in the men's short program on Monday. Russian Olympic Committee skater Kamila Valieva (center) reacts to her score after her free skate at the Beijing Winter Olympics. We accept credit card, Apple Pay, and Kamila Valieva testifies in her doping hearing that will be decided 1 day before the Olympic women's figure skating competition begins . 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. "[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. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose . South Korea's Yuna Kim, the 2010 Olympic champion, . The drama starts to unfold following the intense women's free skate event and the shocking results. All three medalists from the 2018 Olympics either retired from competition (Evgenia Medvedeva, Kaetlyn Osmond) or had taken a prolonged break from the sport without an official retirement announcement (Alina Zagitova). It's just the third figure skating team event at the Winter Olympics since it was implemented in 2014. See Which Countries Have Won Medals at the 2022 Winter Olympics So Far. Speaking of the rest of the season leading up to this, and in the past few seasons, this has absolutely happened. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won bronze. [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. 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. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, women's singles, pairs, and ice dance . ** Skaters who only competed in the free skating/dance. Valieva had a dismal skate, with falls and under-rotation on many of her jumps. King was unaware she was being filmed, but said she decided not to back down from explaining her response. If the athletes arent voicing their thoughts on the importance of clean sport and competing clean, then where does the pressure to enforce doping rules come from? In its decision, the CAS stated that preventing "the Athlete from competing at the Olympic Games would cause her irreparable harm in these circumstances". ", Shortly after she finished her skate, she spoke even more bluntly. 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.'. Heading into the womens event, the big story was whether or not Valieva would win a medal. Skater Kaori Sakamoto reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. 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. Antidoping officials called the discovery of multiple substances in any athlete's sample "highly unusual", particularly in an athlete as young as Valieva. 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. 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. 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. She and her teammates, who train at the same Moscow skating school, were the only women in the competition attempting quadruple jumps. Of Trusova, he says, There was no attempt at a program, no attempt at performance execution, and zero attempt at interpretation.. I hate this sport, I hate it! [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. Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, reacts after competing in the women's free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 17 . One thing that did go as expected was where the American ladies ultimately placed. Some in skating have pushed to raise the minimum age for participation at the Olympics from 15 to 17 or 18. Alex Murdaugh stands guilty of killing his wife and son. 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). Uno Shoma captures first Grand Prix Final title, winning ninth career GP gold, Mihara Mai storms to Grand Prix Final win on debut, capping trio of GP golds this season, Charlne Guignard / Marco Fabbri (ITA) 206.84, Kaitlin Hawayek / Jean-Luc Baker (USA) 198.06, Laurence Fournier Beaudry / Nikolaj Srensen (CAN) 196.15, Anastasia Golubeva / Hektor Giotopoulos Moore (AUS) 181.37, Sophia Baram / Daniel Tioumentsev (USA) 176.78, Murakami Haruna / Moriguchi Sumitada (JPN) 149.03, Violetta Sierova / Ivan Khobta (UKR) 143.06, Chloe Panetta / Kieran Thrasher (CAN) 130.89, Nadiia Bashynska / Peter Beaumont (CAN) 167.26, Katerina Mrazova / Daniel Mrazek (CZE) 161.54, Phebe Bekker / James Hernandez (GBR) 156.97, Darya Grimm / Michail Savitskiy (GER) 152.01, Celina Fradji / Jean-Hans Fourneaux (FRA) 140.71, Figure Skating | Grand Prix Final | Torino, Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier (USA) 213.28, Deanna Stellato-Dudek / Maxime Deschamps (CAN) 184.28, Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini (ITA) 180.39, Emily Chan / Spencer Akira Howe (USA) 162.91. I am not happy with the result. 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. Russian skater Kamila . "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. While her program components scores were considerably lower than those of the Japanese and Korean skaters, her high-scoring jumps were enough to surge her more than 30 points ahead of the field before her Russian teammates competed. [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. Kaori Sakamoto finished well behind them with 233.13 points. 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. 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. [12], On 15 February, after the 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. 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. 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. The unfolding scandal reveals a weakness in the Olympic system and its pursuit of clean sport. Never," she said. Yet somehow Russians tend to be given higher scores over their competitors. A few athletes made general references about supporting "clean sport" and a "level playing field". The last gold-medal winner was Sarah Hughes, in 2002. Please consider making a one-time contribution to Vox today. You were not going to let anything go, her coach Adam Rippon told her as she left the ice. 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. Trusova reportedly told Tutberidze, you knew everything in the moments leading up to the medal ceremony. But, she told me, the most discouraging effect is on the athletes. NBCUniversal has the U.S. media rights on all platforms to all Olympic Games through 2032. Kamila Valieva finished first in the women's figure skating short program at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Tuesday to qualify for Thursday's free skate and a chance at the gold medal. Feb. 15, 2022, 9:45 a.m. "I don't have the big jumps as others would have, which is a big handicap," she told reporters after, the Associated Press reports. Follow here for the latest news, results and updates. I hate it. And those agencies have different thresholds of tolerance for violations, as Valievas case reveals. [8] Names denoted with an asterisk (*) are skaters/teams eligible for the team event only. 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. 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. With a doping controversy clouding the second half of the individual event, on Thursday, organizers had already said they would not hold a medal ceremony if the presumed favorite, Russian skater Kamila Valieva, made it to the podium. Tutberidze has a history of skaters that have talked about her restrictive, even abusive coaching methods she lectured Valieva after her free skate. 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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. "It's impossible. Lipinski echoed that on NBC during the event on Thursday. 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 theres another important score that viewers dont see (but skaters do) and doesnt get much explanation. Gold: Isabeau Levito 223.33 . Kamila Valieva, Russian score inflation, and a teammates full-blown temper tantrum. After entering the free skate in 13th place from the short program, Bell, 25, finished in 10th place with a total of 202.30. Check out these full results for Winter Olympics Skating events . Valieva earned a score of 90.18, putting her a wide distance ahead of Japan's Wakaba Higuchi. The 202122 season was dominated by Russian skaters, who held the six highest scores prior to the Olympics. [30] The Russian government and community remained steadfast in their support for Valieva; the Kremlin first referred to the situation as a "misunderstanding", and later issued the following statement: "We boundlessly and fully support Kamila Valieva and call on everyone to support her. 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. Shcherbakova tallied a 75.26 factored score (blue): Trusova trailed her with 70.97 points, roughly four points behind. The three Team USA women's figure skaters again failed to medal, earning the seventh, 10th and 16th places after two days of competition. This placed order benefit of the doubt may also affect the technical elements that the Russian skaters wield. 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". Lease confirms that judges already sort of knew who the top five skaters were going to be in the short program.. This didn't happen, that's why I was upset. The free skating was held on 17 February. [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. Valieva was part of that team, but no medal ceremony has been held, as the International Olympic Committee continues to review the situation. I will never really understand people who arent saying anything., King admits that she was in a similar situation to that of the skaters during the Rio Olympics, when the positive test of her Russian competitor was revealed. Minutes later, she cried I wont go, I wont go, to the mascot ceremony at center ice, until her coach Eteri Tutberidze finally convinced her to skate out. Heading into Thursdays free skate competition, there was an outcry from skating fans and experts about Tuesdays short program and how Trusova and Valieva had been over-scored despite having made egregious mistakes in their routines. 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.