Beijing Winter Olympics Archives - uSports.org https://usports.org/tag/beijing-winter-olympics/ Sports News & Views Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:21:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 Kamila Valieva Suffers Worst Performance Beijing Games https://usports.org/kamila-valieva-suffers-worst-performance-beijing-games/ https://usports.org/kamila-valieva-suffers-worst-performance-beijing-games/#respond Fri, 18 Feb 2022 18:21:15 +0000 https://usports.org/?p=196873 BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 06: Kamila Valieva of Team Russian Olympic Committee competes in the Women Single Skating Short Program during the Figure Skating Team Event at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 06, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)
In the middle of heavy banned-substance hubbub, Russia’s Kamila Valieva Thursday turned in her worst performance of the games. Valieva fell several times and finished fourth in the women’s free skate competition. The 15-year-old fell on two quad attempts while also losing balance in at least four other instances. Her country-mates Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra […]

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BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 06: Kamila Valieva of Team Russian Olympic Committee competes in the Women Single Skating Short Program during the Figure Skating Team Event at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 06, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

In the middle of heavy banned-substance hubbub, Russia’s Kamila Valieva Thursday turned in her worst performance of the games. Valieva fell several times and finished fourth in the women’s free skate competition.

The 15-year-old fell on two quad attempts while also losing balance in at least four other instances.

Her country-mates Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova won gold and silver medals, respectively. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto took the bronze.

On Monday, she was cleared to continue competing at the Winter Olympics. However, regardless of her finish, Valieva nor any of her teammates will see a medal ceremony, despite the fact that they’d be recognized as the winners.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Valieva to continue taking part after a hearing during which judges ruled that Valieva isn’t going to be suspended for the positive test.

Valieva tested positive on Christmas Day for the drug trimetzidine—typically a heart condition drug. However, the Swedish lab didn’t release the results until after the Games had already begun.

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https://usports.org/kamila-valieva-suffers-worst-performance-beijing-games/feed/ 0 2022 Annice Lyn BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 06: Kamila Valieva of Team Russian Olympic Committee competes in the Women Single Skating Short Program during the Figure Skating Team Event at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 06, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)