Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva breaks silence on Beijing 2022 doping saga
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has praised her coaches as ‘absolute masters’ upon her return home to Moscow from the Winter Olympics to a hero’s welcome.
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ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva thanks coaches on social media following doping controversy at Winter Olympics
Controversial ROC figure skater Kamila Valieva, whose doping case and personal drama dominated the Beijing Winter Olympics, has thanked her coaches and supporters on social media following the end of the Games.
Beijing Olympics closes after drama, doping and golden Gu
BEIJING: A Beijing Winter Olympics which saw sporting drama and milestones but was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal ended on Sunday with an uplifting closing ceremony.
Kamila Valieva saga casts shadow over curtain call for cheerless Winter Olympics
The Olympic Flame was snuffed out over Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium on Sunday night, concluding a Winter Games which will always be remembered as the one in which an ethereal figure skater fell to earth.
Beijing Winter Olympics End After Sporting Drama, Doping And Golden Eileen Gu
A Beijing Winter Olympics which saw sporting drama and milestones but was tarnished by a Russian doping scandal ended on Sunday with an uplifting closing ceremony. The Games will be remembered for new stars such as Eileen Gu but also for the doping controversy which engulfed 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva and because they took place inside a vast Covid-secure "bubble". The "Bird's Nest" stadium, which also took centre stage when Beijing hosted the 2008 Summer Games, was the scene for a celebratory, snowflake-themed closing ceremony attended by President Xi Jinping and a socially distanced crowd seated among red lanterns.
Beijing Winter Olympics: IOC chief Thomas Bach calls for peace as 2022 Games close
The Olympic flame has been extinguished in Beijing, with fireworks filling the evening sky, marking the end of the most locked-down games in history.
Kamila Valieva saga casts shadow over curtain call for cheerless Winter Olympics
The Olympic Flame was snuffed out over Beijing’s Bird’s Nest stadium on Sunday night, concluding a Winter Games which will always be remembered as the one in which an ethereal figure skater fell to earth.
Winter Olympics: Closing ceremony marks ends of Beijing 2022 as IOC president Thomas Bach calls for peace
The Winter Olympics came to an end with the closing ceremony in Beijing on Sunday.