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Figure skating age debate also exposes body image challenges

Some figure skaters are hoping an Olympic doping scandal that is fueling a push to raise the minimum age of competitors will also focus attention on what they see as the sport’s most pressing issue: body image, body shaming and disordered eating

The Independent UK

Lows far outweigh highs in Olympic figure skating program

The Olympic figure skating program at the Beijing Games probably won't be remembered for the soaring performances of American gold medalist Nathan Chen, French ice dancers Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron or the Chinese pairs team of Sui Wenjing and Han Cong

The Independent UK

Winter Olympics day 16: GB win women’s curling gold before closing ceremony – as it happened

Team GB’s women won curling gold before a Beijing closing ceremony to a Games embroiled in controversy

The Guardian - US

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Panel denies U.S. figure skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

Losing the case means the U.S. skaters will receive their medals months, maybe even years, from now, after Russian skater Kamila Valieva’s doping case winds its way through hearings and appeals.

Chicago Sun-Times

US skating team ask for medals after being given cuddly toys amid Kamila Valieva controversy

No medals have been awarded for the team figure skating event at the Winter Olympics after Russian teenager Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance

Daily Mirror

Russian Olympic figure skater Kamila Valieva’s drug test: The substances and their potential performance effects

As the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympics, 15-year-old Kamila Valieva became instantly famous. She also helped Russia win a gold medal in the team figure skating event.

The Conversation

US skaters fail in last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

Beijing (AFP) - American figure skaters failed Saturday in an 11th-hour court bid to receive their Beijing Olympics team event silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.

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8 biggest Beijing Olympics controversies

The Winter Games were already fraught from a human rights perspective, and these incidents didn't lift that shadow

Salon

US skaters make last-gasp court bid to get Olympic silver medals

Beijing (AFP) - United States figure skaters made an 11th-hour court bid on Saturday to get their Beijing Olympics team silver medals after they were held back because of the Kamila Valieva doping scandal.

AFP

US skaters appeal to get Olympic team silver medals: CAS

Beijing (AFP) - The US figure skaters who finished second in the team event at the Beijing Olympics have appealed to sport's top court in a bid to receive their silver medals before the Games end, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said Saturday.

AFP

Olympics boss receives Russian backlash for comments made towards Kamila Valieva's coach

Olympics chief Thomas Bach has faced the backlash for his critical comments directed at Kamila Valieva’s coach with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister weighing in

Daily Mirror

Winter Olympics 2022 day 15: Sweden pip GB to curling gold after extra end – as it happened

Rolling report: There are plenty more medals to be won as the Games in Beijing reach their penultimate day. Join Martin Belam for updates

The Guardian - AU

Lipinski, Weir React Live to Aftermath of Kamila Valieva’s Final Skate

Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir gave their opinions while broadcasting Kamila Valieva's final olympic performance.

Sports Illustrated

The Weekly Wrap for Saturday, 19 February 2022

Super Bowl LVI was every bit as entertaining as we had hoped. The game was good. The ads were great. And the half-time spectacle was spectacular. Congratulations to the Cleveland-Los Angeles-St. Louis-Los Angeles Rams. Commiserations to the valiant Bengals.

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What's next for Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva after her Beijing Winter Olympics campaign?

The teenage figure skater's Winter Olympics campaign has triangulated wider issues of age limits, doping and the IOC's duty of care. So where to next for Valieva?

Sports Illustrated

Russia Responds to Criticism From IOC President About Valieva's Coach

The Kremlin weighed in after the IOC President criticized Kamila Valieva's coach for being too harsh on the 15-year-old.

Los Angeles Times

Helene Elliott: Treatment of Kamila Valieva shows why age limit for figure skaters should be raised

BEIJING — On the morning after figure skating's night of infamy, International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach awoke to the deplorable way the adults who are supposed to look after 15-year-old Russian Kamila Valieva instead emotionally abused her.

Radio France Internationale

IOC boss Bach hits out at entourage of teenage Russian skater at Beijing Games

Olympic Games supremo Thomas Bach on Friday branded the reactions of Kamila Valieva's coaches as chilling after the 15-year-old botched her attempt to secure gold in the women's figure skating competition at the Beijing Winter Olympics.

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How the system failed Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva

A child was failed by the adults around her, and figure skating was failed by an anti-doping system that protected no one.

The Conversation

Would adding a minimum age limit for the Olympic Games protect youth athletes from doping?

Kamila Valieva isn’t the first young athlete accused of doping at the Olympics, and she surely won’t be the last unless we start taking the special circumstances of youth athletes seriously.

The Independent UK

Recent Russian doping controversies at the Olympics

The doping case of 15-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has dominated the conversation at the Winter Olympics in Beijing

Daily Mirror

Russia hits back after Olympic CEO criticised “chilling” treatment of Kamila Valieva

IOC President Thomas Bach was scathing about Kamila Valieva's coach and entourage after the Russian teenager failed to finish in a medal position in her individual event

The Independent UK

After skating debacle, Bach takes rare shots at Russians

A worldwide wave of sympathy has flowed to Kamila Valieva for the ordeal she endured at the Beijing Olympics

USA Today Sports Media Group

Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir rightfully blame ‘the adults around’ Kamila Valieva after free skate disaster

They once again hit it on the head.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian bobsledder Lidiia Hunko tests positive for banned drug at Winter Olympics

Following the explosive saga surrounding the Russian teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva, another doping scandal has marred the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing

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