Articles filed under Figure Skating
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Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as Valieva collapsesFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - A Russian woman was standing atop the figure skating podium at the Beijing Games on Thursday night. It just wasn't the one anyone expected. Even the fact ...
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'~I hate this sport!': Rage, teen tears and Olympic collapseFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word. After one of th...
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Anna Shcherbakova of Russia upsets teammate Kamila Valieva, who stumbles to fourth amid doping scandalFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Anna Shcherbakova of Russia upsets teammate Kamila Valieva, who stumbles to fourth amid doping scandal. ...
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AP sources: US skaters to get Olympic torches as medals waitFeb 17, 2022 6:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping cas...
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Russian skating dominance less about drugs, more about mathFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - The dominance of Russian women in Olympic figure skating, regardless of how the doping case of superstar Kamila Valieva plays out, has less to do with per...
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Despite loosening rules, few women figure skaters pick pantsFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - She wore the pants. And on this day, she was the only one. In a dramatic black one-piece that felt like classic Audrey Hepburn - white accents and rhinest...
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Valieva listed 2 legal oxygen boosters on Olympic formsFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - ZHANGJIAKOU, China (AP) - Two legal substances used to improve heart function were listed on an anti-doping control form filled out for Russian figure skater Kamila Vali...
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US skater Vincent Zhou out of weeklong COVID-19 quarantineFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games, and he plans to perform in the exhibiti...
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EXPLAINER: The drug behind Russia's Olympic doping caseFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Kamila Valieva was back on the Olympic ice at the Beijing Games for the individual competition Tuesday, skating into the lead hours after details of her ...
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EXPLAINER: How figure skaters deliver quadruple jumpsFeb 16, 2022 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Russia's 'œQuad Squad'ť of figure skaters will try for an Olympics podium sweep by landing the thrilling quadruple jumps that remain rare in the women's c...