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Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
Read full article: Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mountMore and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the countryโs invasion of Ukraine.
Raising age limit for skating would end the age of the quad
Read full article: Raising age limit for skating would end the age of the quadThe quadruple jumps that sent Russian world champ Anna Shcherbakova to the gold medal and teammate Alexandra Trusova to the silver could be a thing of the past by the 2026 Games.
Valieva falls, and womenโs skating event ends in anguish, anger and numbness
Read full article: Valieva falls, and womenโs skating event ends in anguish, anger and numbnessFigure skating reporter Philip Hersh details the surreal events of the women's free skate that featured Kamila Valieva, Aleksandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova and Kaori Sakamoto.
Anna Shcherbakova wins women's figure skating gold, Kamila Valieva falls to fourth
Read full article: Anna Shcherbakova wins women's figure skating gold, Kamila Valieva falls to fourthIn an unexpected turn of events, medals will be awarded in women's figure skating to Anna Shcherbakova, Aleksandra Trusova and Kaori Sakamoto.
Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapses
Read full article: Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapsesAnna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in womenโs figure skating at the Beijing Games while Russian teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.
Emotional Valieva takes lead in Olympic figure skating
Read full article: Emotional Valieva takes lead in Olympic figure skatingTeen sensation Kamila Valieva put aside the emotional exhaustion from being at the center of a doping scandal and took the lead in the womenโs figure skating competition after the short program at the Beijing Olympics.
2022 European Figure Skating Championships results: Russians sweep, Kamila Valieva first in free
Read full article: 2022 European Figure Skating Championships results: Russians sweep, Kamila Valieva first in freeAt the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships, Russians like Kamila Valieva scored big.
2022 European Figure Skating Championships results: Kamila Valiyeva breaks own world short program record, Shcherbakova falls
Read full article: 2022 European Figure Skating Championships results: Kamila Valiyeva breaks own world short program record, Shcherbakova fallsKamila Valiyeva broke a short program world record with 90.45 points at the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships.
This week's Russian Championships could offer insight into women's Olympic podium
Read full article: This week's Russian Championships could offer insight into women's Olympic podiumThe 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships could decide the medal favorites for women's singles at the upcoming Winter Olympics.
US skating team stronger than most for recent world events
Read full article: US skating team stronger than most for recent world eventsMultiple medals at the World Figure Skating Championships are rare for the United States. Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue collected bronze in ice dance. Hubbell and Donohue figure to be tested by Madison Chock and Evan Bates, with whom they have swapped U.S. titles in recent years. Hubbell and Donohue edged Chock and Bates in January at nationals, reversing the finish for each couple in 2019. โMadison Chock and Evan Bates have only competed once this season, where Madison Hubbell and Zach Donohue have been stellar in their events, and I think the momentum is in their favor.