Australian team boss sends warning over ‘chilling’ Kamila Valieva treatment at Winter Olympics
Australian Olympic team chef de mission Geoff Lipshut has joined the wide condemnation of the treatment of Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva.
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'At a loss' - Kamila Valieva coach Eteri Tutberidze responds to Thomas Bach 'chilling' comment at Winter Olympics
Eteri Tutberidze, the under fire figure skating coach, has responded after a strong backlash to her treatment of Kamila Valieva at the Winter Olympics, saying she is «at a loss» after criticism from IOC president Thomas Bach. Russia claimed gold and silver in the ladies' singles but the post-event atmosphere was not one of celebration. Anna Shcherbakova spoke of feeling an «emptiness inside» after winning the gold medal, while her team-mates, Valieva and Alexandra Trusova, were left very upset after the competition at Beijing 2022.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Team USA lawyers appeal to CAS for figure skating medals to be awarded before closing ceremony
Lawyers for Team USA's figure skaters have filed an appeal for their women's medals to be awarded before Sunday's closing ceremony. The medals for the women's team figure skating event have yet to be awarded as the doping case against the Russian Olympic Committee's (ROC) Kamila Valieva remains ongoing.
American Timothy LeDuc makes history as first openly non-binary competitor at a Winter Olympics
American Timothy LeDuc became the first openly non-binary competitor to compete at a Winter Olympics after featuring in the pairs figure skating. LeDuc, who uses the gender-neutral pronouns they/them, and partner Ashley Cain-Gribble recorded a season's best score of 74.13 in the short programme at Beijing 2022, progressing to Saturday's final free skate. Ad/> It was an historic moment for LeDuc but one of great significance for Cain-Gribble too, who has also admitted to being «body-shamed» for her height.
Olympics - Cross-country skiing - Red-hot Bolshunov braves cold to take gold
ZHANGJIAKOU, China : Alexander Bolshunov brushed off fears of frostbite to take gold for the Russian Olympic Committee in the men's 50km freestyle race on Saturday, saying the harder the conditions, the easier it was for him and his team.
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Olympic Chief Thomas Bach Hits Out At "Chilling" Reaction Of Kamila Valieva Coach
Thomas Bach said Friday it was "chilling" to see how Kamila Valieva's coach treated the Russian teenager after a doping scandal engulfing the skater culminated in an error-strewn performance at the Beijing Olympics. The International Olympic Committee president said he was "very disturbed" to see the 15-year-old fall several times in Thursday's women's figure skating final, as she unravelled and sobbed under the glare of the global spotlight. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is looking into Valieva's entourage, after the doping controversy tarnished the second week of the Games in the Chinese capital.
Cross-country skiing: Russian Bolshunov wins Olympic men's mass start race, shortened by weather
ZHANGJIAKOU, China: Alexander Bolshunov of the Russian Olympic Committee blazed his way to a third Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Games, winning the men's 50km title in a gruelling race postponed by an hour and shortened to 30km due to high winds on Saturday.