KNTV NBC Nightly News With Lester Holt February 18, 2022 23:44:00
A day after she took the ice, shouldering the weight of a doping scandal. >> there isn't a lonelier place than standing center ice. >> reporter: falling apart as the world watched. the head of the ioc said nothing when it announced that she would skate. now that it's over, she spoke about valiyeva for the first time. >> i was very disturbed. >> reporter: like many, he was concerned by this moment, instead of consoling the teenager, her coach challenged her. why did you stop fighting, she asked? >> how she was received by her entourage, with what appeared to be a tremendous coldness. you, you -...