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Fifteen-year-old Valieva fell twice and made several more errors in her free skate to Ravel’s Bolero as she missed out on an Olympic medal.
Nine days after being notified of a failed drugs test, the 15-year-old finished fifth in the final standings.
Matthew Stockman/Getty Images(BEIJING) -- After making several mistakes, including falling, Russian skater Kamila Valieva missed the podium in the women's figure skating individual event, amid controversy over her testing positive for a banned drug in December. Valieva, who placed fourth, was last on the ice. She fell several times and was visibly upset after her performance. Her teammate, Russian skater Anna Shcherbakova, won the gold medal, earning the highest total score, with 255.95. Russian skater Aleksandra Trusova won the silver medal, with a total score of 251.73 and Japanese skat...
Fifteen-year-old Valieva fell twice and made several more errors in her free skate to Ravel’s Bolero as she missed out on an Olympic medal.
Fifteen-year-old Valieva fell twice and made several more errors in her free skate to Ravel’s Bolero as she missed out on an Olympic medal.