What you need to know about the controversy involving Russian skater Kamila Valieva
ZHANGJIAKOU, China — A delayed medal ceremony was only the beginning. When the team figure skating medal ceremony was canceled without explanation last Tuesday, it opened a door into a controversial legal case involving Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva. The 15-year-old made Olympic history as the first woman to land a quad jump and helped athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee ...
by Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times
Feb 15, 2022
3 minutes
ZHANGJIAKOU, China â A delayed medal ceremony was only the beginning.
When the team figure skating medal ceremony was canceled without explanation last Tuesday, it opened a door into a controversial legal case involving Russian figure skating star Kamila Valieva.
The 15-year-old made Olympic history as the first woman to land a quad jump and helped athletes from the Russian Olympic Committee win the team figure skating gold medal, but the achievement has been marred by a failed pre-Winter Olympics
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