Valieva succumbs to pressure and finishes fourth in the skating final

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  • The 15-year-old Russian athlete, investigated for doping, made several mistakes in her exercise and finished off the podium in tears. The gold went to her compatriot Ella Shcherbakova.

The Russian kamil valieva missed the podium figure skating Beijing 2022, after the free program in which he finished quarter. your countryman Anna Shcherbakova took the gold, followed by the also Russian alexandra trussova and the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto.

Valeva, of 15 yearscould not keep the first place he obtained after the short program and finished the free in fourth position, with a score of 141.93 for a total of 224.09, In the midst of all the controversy generated by his positive known during the Games.

three falls

The big winner was Anna Shcherbakova who completed a great exercise with which he added 175.75 points (100 technique and 75 execution) for a ending sum of 255.95, after being second two days ago in the short program. Second place went to trussovawith 177.13 and a total score of 251.73, and the third for the Japanese Kaori Sakamoto with 153.29 and a total of 233.13.

The IOC had announced that there would be no flower ceremony no medal presentation if Valieva placed among the top three skaters in the final. The organism feared that she might be one day stripped of her possible medal due to his doping case. Until three times he lost his balance the Russian in the final this Thursday that had a dramatic outcome.

final cry

Valieva Broke in tears at the end of his exercise after a few days of great pressure. The young Russian tested positive for a prohibited heart medication during the championships of his country in December.

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The result was announced last week after the team event at the Beijing Winter Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport authorized her to continue competing as she is a younger, since he feared the “irreparable damage” that he could suffer otherwise.



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