Olympic Women’s Figure Skating Event Final Press Conference

Опубликовано: 29 Сентябрь 2024
на канале: TIME

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The women’s figure skating event at the 2022 Winter Olympics was supposed to be a coronation, a milestone event showcasing a trio of talented Russian skaters who had a realistic chance of sweeping the Olympic podium for the first time in Olympic history.

Instead, while there were tears, they weren’t tears of joy but tears of utter devastation. Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old who was favored to win the gold, tested positive for a banned substance but was allowed to compete anyway. The controversy over that decision and pressure on the young teen as all eyes focused on her and the entire world questioned her abilities, took their toll as she fell on three of her seven jumping passes and ended up in fourth place.

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