Stolz, a phenom who honed his . For several moments the 17-year-old remained alone in an off-rink area, seemingly lost in herself or too stunned for feeling. Just a disaster for her. The BarDown podcast will investigate, uncover and explore long-form stories at the intersection of sports . It should serve as a lesson for doping authoritiesenforce anti-doping rules and ensure that violators are punished appropriately. Lindsay Kimble is a Senior Digital News Editor and the Sports Editor for PEOPLE Digital. Liu, 16 who led the U.S. skaters after the short program skated to "Violin Concerto in D" by Tchaikovski. The medal ceremony for the team event, where the ROC won gold, originally scheduled for 8 February, was delayed over what International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams described as a situation that required "legal consultation" with the International Skating Union. Kaori Sakamoto of Japan won bronze. Czech siblings Mrazkova/Mrazek lead after ice dance rhythm dance. 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. But she didn't. 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. All the results from the GP Final and Junior GP Final held in Turin, Italy, from 8-11 December 2022. . 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. [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. [8] Names denoted with an asterisk (*) are skaters/teams eligible for the team event only. Financial contributions from our readers are a critical part of supporting our resource-intensive work and help us keep our journalism free for all. The 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics continue with medal events in cross-country skiing, curling, and figure skating. 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. You were not going to let anything go, her coach Adam Rippon told her as she left the ice. But their reactions were for very different reasons: Trusova with viscerally unhappy to come in second place despite her astonishing athletic ability to land quadruple jumps unlike any other women's skater on Earth. It was enough to score 4.22 points above Trusova to earn gold. Winter Olympics recap: US men's curling loses bronze medal game; Eileen Gu wins third medal in Beijing. Shcherbakova earned gold with her technical excellence in both the short program and the free skate. Support our mission, and make a gift today. 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 night's final skater . 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. Speaking of the rest of the season leading up to this, and in the past few seasons, this has absolutely happened. Everyone has a gold medal, but not me. In its decision, the CAS stated that preventing "the Athlete from competing at the Olympic Games would cause her irreparable harm in these circumstances". "It's impossible. 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 . Its called the Program Components Score (PCS) and is considered the presentation and artistry aspect of skating. 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. As Valieva placed fourth and left in tears, she received a message of support from 2018 . At the press conference afterward, she said I did what I could. Under the cloud of Valievas doping controversy and Trusovas post-medal fireworks, there was also skating that happened. 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. "I haven't been winning major events for three years. I personally dont understand why athletes are scared to speak up, Olympic swimmer Lilly King, tells TIME. Skater Kaori Sakamoto reacts to the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics. Something went wrong. The American women finished in the top 20. What was also possible to hear in the broadcast:Trusova: I will never go on the ice again in my life! 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BEIJING The United States won a silver medal in the figure skating team competition Monday morning, the country's best result since the event debuted in 2014. The 202122 season was dominated by Russian skaters, who held the six highest scores prior to the Olympics. Kaori Sakamoto in seventh was the highest non-Russian skater on the list. Given that Trusovas technical score virtually erased the lead Shcherbakova had, what decided the gold medal between the two was Shcherbakovas PCS. While medals were ultimately awarded in the womens event, the controversy over Valievas case is far from over. "[17], The CAS decision to allow Valieva to compete despite her positive test drew backlash across the sporting community and in the media, with some questioning as to whether Russia had been adequately punished for their statewide doping 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. The skaters were ranked according to their overall score. [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. 148 athletes from 32 NOCs are expected to participate. I consent that the Eurosport family of companies may provide me with news and marketing information about their products and services. Even though we like to feel and say that everyone has an equal chance when you step on the ice, depending on the warm-up group youre in, depending on your past titles and medals, and depending on your history, you already have a set point that you start out at, Edmunds told me. [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. IOC Says Sha'carri Richardson and Kamila Valieva's Doping Controversies Are 'Very Different'. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our, Digital "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. Instead, the 15-year old skated what was probably the most error-filled program of her young career. Though the Olympic womens event wrapped up on Thursday, the drama, controversy, and investigation surrounding Russias team show no signs of stopping. The investigation into her positive test continues, and the medals for the team event still hinge on the outcome of that review. 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. Final standings. 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. 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. 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. NBC Sports. . Shimada Mao soars to world junior title. 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.

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