Former Olympic figure skating champion Aljona Savchenko admits she cried after seeing Kamila Valieva crumble on the world stage, saying “what happened must never happen again”. A distraught Valieva, 15, finished off the podium in the ladies’ singles after a catalogue of slips and falls, while her coach Eteri Tutberidze's first words to her were, “why did you let it go?” Ad/> Criticism is mounting on the Russian figure skating entourage after gold medallist Anna Shcherbakova admitted she “felt emptiness inside”, silver medallist Alexandra Trusova said she “will never go out on the ice again” and the cold response to Valieva’s plight. Beijing 2022IOC will 'initiate' talks on minimum age limit amid Valieva furore3 HOURS AGO IOC president Thomas Bach was among those to reproach Valieva’s team, calling the behaviour “chilling”.