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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Sean Ingle, Bryan Armen Graham and Martin Belam

Winter Olympics: highs, lows, heroes and villains of Beijing 2022

Alexandra Trusova vowed never to skate again after missing out on gold; Eileen Gu lived up to her billing as the face of Beijing 2022 and Nils van der Poel won a breathtaking speed skating final then spoke up on human rights.
Alexandra Trusova vowed never to skate again after missing out on gold; Eileen Gu lived up to her billing as the face of Beijing 2022 and Nils van der Poel won a breathtaking speed skating final then spoke up on human rights. Composite: Getty; Shutterstock; Reuters

Best moment

Sean Ingle The women’s figure skating free programme. An extraordinary evening of ice and fire, tears and peril. The heart felt for Kamila Valieva as the tears began to roll after the pressures of an extraordinary week caught up for her, but the eyes were also drawn to her teammate Alexandra Trusova and her extraordinary reaction after her five quads were rewarded with only a silver medal. “I will never go out on the ice again,” she said. ‘Never! I hate this sport! It’s impossible! You cannot do it this way! I’m not going to the awards! Everyone has a gold medal! Only I don’t! I hate it all!”

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