Kamila Valieva silences noise for two minutes with classic skate at Winter Olympics – Best of Beijing

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/> Beijing 2022Beijing Today day 10 — Humphries makes monobob history, Cizeron and Papadakis ice dance recordA DAY AGO But put aside your opinions for just a moment. At the heart of the biggest story in recent Winter Olympics history is a 15-year-old girl. She was barely known outside of skating circles less than fortnight ago, now she is the most spoken about woman in sport.

And yet despite the enormous pressure – and many people willing her to crumble – the teenager channelled the pain etched across her face into a performance that will take its place in Olympics history, however the final verdict in her doping scandal falls. She received a brilliant reception from the fans inside the Capital Indoor Stadium before she summoned up a remarkable skate in the women’s singles, backed by Kirill Richter’s In Memoriam, to top the short programme ahead of Thursday’s decisive free skate. There is no denying that she is a remarkable skater, a skater who for two minutes silenced the noise – aside from a wobble on the triple axel – to produce a classic pressure performance.

“Just beautiful. No she didn’t land the triple axel but there was so much there that reminded us of what a sensational skater she is,” said Simon Reed on Eurosport commentary. “No wonder the emotion.

Can you just imagine what she’s been through. And all through it just remember, she is just 15.” 'He's taken the wrong course' «I feel like a complete idiot. That mistake took 30 seconds.