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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 country’s 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.
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 women’s 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.
All eyes on Valieva as Olympic women's figure skating begins
Read full article: All eyes on Valieva as Olympic women's figure skating beginsRussian teenager Kamila Valieva was on the ice for a final run-through of her short program hours before one of the most-anticipated events of the Beijing Olympics.
Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short program
Read full article: Valieva skates into first place after Olympic short programRussian figure skater Kamila Valieva, the heavily favored 15-year-old dynamo at the center of the latest Olympic doping scandal, overcame an early mistake to lead after the women’s short program at the Beijing Games on Tuesday night.
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. “Madison 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.