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Athletes react to dramatic conclusion of women's figure skating at ... (ABC News)

Figure skaters took to the ice Thursday at the Beijing Olympics for the free skate amid the Kamila Valieva doping scandal. Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters.

There are many clean athletes who have also suffered from the monopoly of this team," Edmunds said in another tweet. She should not have ever been put in this position. Be mad at coaching team’s that prioritize medals over health, not entire countries. "This is a moment where you genuinely have to say- that poor kid. "If you’re going to mad at someone, be mad at the judging system. Valieva was seen crying after her performance.

The Olympic women's figure skating competition was clear proof ... (The Boston Globe)

Whether it is banning Russia altogether or changing the age requirement for skaters, the scenes in Beijing demand that action be taken to prevent a repeat.

The girl who came to the Games as the new face of figure skating left it in disgrace, and in distress. Sakamoto’s tears of happiness, her beautiful free skate set to a narrated soundtrack about women’s empowerment, her 21-year-old perspective that saw her literally jump for joy over winning bronze, they were what the Olympics are supposed to be about. After winning the silver, Trusova appeared livid she’d been passed over for gold, believing her more difficult technical routine, which included three clean quad jumps and a record five overall, should have surpassed Shcherbakova’s superior style. Shcherbakova looked blank and in shock, left to stand alone with her teddy bear as it became clear she’d won gold, her handlers off either questioning Valieva or calming down Trusova. Valieva’s excruciating free skate erased her first-place finish after the short program and sent her tumbling into fourth overall. But by sending Valieva onto the ice — and exposing the exciting new face of figure skating to a level of international scrutiny she was clearly unable to handle — the ridiculous cadre of alphabet soup organizations ended up causing the child actual harm.

Women's figure skating: How scoring works and why stamina often ... (CNN)

Gone are the days when Olympic figure skating was scored solely at the judges' discretion, with subjective points awarded on a 6.0 scale.

After the widespread criticism in 2018, the International Skating Union created a new rule saying skaters will only get 10% bonuses for up to three jumping passes in the second half of their free skate. The 15-year-old Russian won Olympic gold and was celebrated by President Vladimir Putin. With the current scoring system, jumps performed in the second half of the free skate can get a 10% bonus because it's more difficult to perform them on tired legs. For example, a quadruple Lutz -- in which a skater makes four revolutions in the air -- carries more base points than a triple Lutz. In 2004, the International Skating Union ditched the subjective "6.0" scoring system for the more rubric-based International Judging System that gives certain base points for jumps depending on their degree of difficulty and how many times the skater rotates in the air. -- with allegations of score-fixing -- upended the sport and led to a complete overhaul of the scoring system

No One Was Happy at the Women's Figure-Skating Finals (The Cut)

After failing to medal in the women's figure-skating event, ROC's Kamila Valieva, who was still allowed to compete after a doping scandal, was confronted by ...

She concluded, “This is heartbreaking.” This is a lot for a young person to deal with,” Lipinski tweeted, adding that she hopes “whichever adults faulted her” are held accountable. “I’ve had a lot of regrets, but I’m glad my hard work has been rewarded. “I don’t want to do anything in figure skating ever in my life! When she finished, visibly upset as she left the ice, Valieva and her coach did not hug. The 15-year-old’s doping scandal has resurfaced questions about the treatment of Russian skaters, many of whom are minors.

Olympic Women's Figure Skating Event Concludes With Yet Another ... (TIME)

The women's figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics was supposed to be a coronation, a milestone event showcasing a trio of talented Russian ...

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. The year Liu won her first national championship, at age 13, Liu became the first U.S. woman to land a quadruple jump in competition, but has since grown several inches and struggled to retain her early jumping skills. Sakamoto’s moment, however, was sadly overshadowed by the drama occurring with the Russian squad, including the week-long pressure cooker of the event as the skating community has been up in arms over the fact that Valieva was allowed to compete despite the failed drug test. During her free program, she put her hand down on the first attempt and fell on the second. Shcherbakova included only two quadruple jumps in her free program, and unlike Trusova, stuck with one type, the flip, but impressed the judges more with her skating skills, presentation, and interpretation of the music. 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. 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. Then she stepped out of her quadruple toe loop and fell on the triple toe loop in the combination, leading to another fall in the next jump combination. But regardless of where Valieva finished, the IOC also allowed an extra skater to compete in the free program, on the assumption that if Valieva’s doping violation case, which is still being reviewed, determines that she should be disqualified, then all the skaters would move up a spot. Why I was angry, why I was disappointed — for the first time I skated with five quadruples, I waited for this moment for a long time.” Trusova won the free program, but since the overall results combine the short, in which she was fourth, and free program scores, she ended up in second for the silver. 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. Minutes later, she cried “I won’t go, I won’t go,” to the mascot ceremony at center ice, until her coach Eteri Tutberidze finally convinced her to skate out.

Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses (Associated Press)

Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, relying on her experience to deliver a clean ...

“It’s unfortunate that we aren’t able to get our medals,” said Karen Chen, who competed in the team event for the U.S. and finished 16th in the women’s program Thursday night. She was cleared to compete earlier this week by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which ruled that she had protected status as a minor and would suffer “irreparable harm” if she was not allowed to perform. Medals were to be handed out Friday in a ceremony that also would not have occurred had Valieva reached the podium. “The importance of this is so huge that I cannot fully understand it yet,” Shcherbakova said. Valieva fell again on her other quad toe loop, keeping her from completing that combination, and spun out on another jump late in the program — though by that point, her fate was sealed. “That means I had to have perfect elements.” Valieva has claimed the drug triggering her positive, trimetazidine, entered her system by accident. In tears, the 17-year-old Trusova cried out rink-side after learning of her silver medal: “I hate this sport! “I am so happy that I still haven’t realized the result.” Meanwhile, Valieva was inconsolable in the kiss-and-cry area. “I still haven’t realized that my Olympic Games have ended. Trusova finished four points back in second place but wasn’t pleased with the judges, especially given the overwhelming difficulty of her program.