A teen doping scandal, 'Ice Prince' mania, and a home gold to cap it all: the Beijing Games will go down as one of the most memorable figure skating events in Olympic history after 16 days of turmoil and twists.
2022 Beijing Olympics - Figure Skating - Exhibition Gala - Capital Indoor Stadium, Beijing, China - February 20, 2022. Wakaba Higuchi of Japan in action. REUTERS/Evgenia NovozheninaBEIJING, Feb 20 - A teen doping scandal, "Ice Prince" mania, and a home gold to cap it all: the Beijing Games will go down as one of the most memorable figure skating events in Olympic history after 16 days of turmoil and twists.
The pre-Games positive test came to light just after the teen prodigy helped the Russian Olympic Committee to gold in the team event, and resulted in the top-three finishers unable to receive their medals pending resolution of the case.After a court hearing, Valieva was cleared to skate in the women's singles only to unravel in the spotlight and crumble to a fourth-place finish.
Russian 17-year-olds Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova took gold and silver, respectively, both landing quad jumps.
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