Nine days after being notified of a failed drugs test, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva fell apart in the glare of the watching world on Thursday night to finish outside the medals at the end of a dramatic Olympic women’s free skate.
Valieva, who started with a two-point advantage after Tuesday’s program at the Capital Indoor Arena, fell twice and suffered a series of further errors to plunge to fourth place in the final standings, with her two 17-year-old compatriots soaring into gold and silver.
