Kamila Valieva falls to miss out on medal as fellow Russian Anna Shcherbakova storms to gold

A distraught Kamila Valieva missed out on a medal at the Winter Olympics in Beijing, as Anna Shcherbakova was awarded gold ahead of Russian team-mate Alexandra Trusova and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto. The Russian 15-year-old, who has been through a week and a half of turmoil, fell several times during her free skate to finish fourth.

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