ROC’s Kamila Valieva has a chance to win another event at the 2022 Winter Olympics. Here’s how to watch the women’s figure skating free skate.
, at Russian nationals on Dec. 25. She had already taken the ice twice as part of the Russian Olympic Committee contingent in the team event on her way to a gold medal. The medal ceremony for that event was postponed and medals have yet to be awarded. Valieva also listedWhile medals have not been awarded for the team competition, the Court of Arbitration for Sport determined that Valieva could still compete in the women’s singles event.
Even though she is competing, Valieva’s doping case still had an impact on women’s singles. Instead of the usual 24 skaters advancing from the short program to compete in the free skate, an extra skater was added so that enough athletes were given a chance for gold in case Valieva is later disqualified.Tuesday’s short program
. ROC teammate Anna Shcherbakova had the second-best score with an 80.20 and Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto placed third with a 79.84. Just out of medal position are ROC’s Alexandra Trusova in fourth and Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi in fifth.
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