Raising competition age for figure skaters not enough to combat abusive coaches, former skaters say
By the time she was a teenager, Canadian figure skating champion Sandra Bezic was flying around the world to compete.
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Figure skating-Russia's Valieva returns to competition after four-year doping ban
Feb 1 : Kamila Valieva's comeback got off to an inauspicious start, as the former Olympic prodigy finished sixth in the semi-finals of the Russian Jumping Championships on Sunday in her first competition since serving a four-year doping ban.
Figure skating-Georgia's Metelkina, Berulava win European pairs gold
SHEFFIELD, England, Jan 15 : Two-time world junior champions Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia captured their first European Figure Skating title on Thursday, rising to the occasion as Germany's reigning champions Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin faltered.
Top Russian figure skaters get IOC approval to compete at Milan-Cortina Olympics
Three figure skaters from Russia and Belarus, including an Olympic gold medal prospect, were approved Thursday by the International Olympic Committee to compete as neutrals at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games in February.
Valieva doping case has WADA targeting new rules before 2026 Olympic figure skating event
The doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva left a "very unpleasant" taste with the World Anti-Doping Agency, which is unhappy that the teenager was the only one punished with a ban while her coaches and entourage have not been sanctioned.
Ruling in Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's doping case could be delayed again
There could be yet another delay in the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, with a ruling now potentially coming more than two years since her positive test rocked the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Figure skating minimum age rises to 17 before 2026 Olympics
No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games.
Figure skating body proposes age limit hike to 17 at Olympics, other events
Figure skating's governing body has detailed a proposal to raise the athlete age limit to 17 at the Olympics and other international events.