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Russian gets skating bronze despite Valieva DQ
The Russian figure skating team is set to get bronze medals from the 2022 Beijing Olympics despite the disqualification of Kamila Valieva, although fourth-place Canada could challenge.
Olympic Sports
IOC officials confirm U.S. gets skating gold medal
IOC officials told the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee on Monday that nine American figure skaters will move up to a gold medal after Russian skater Kamila Valieva was disqualified from the 2022 Games.
Figure Skating
Russia to lose 2022 gold to U.S. after Valieva DQ
Two years after the Beijing Games, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been disqualified, meaning Russia will forfeit the 2022 Olympic gold medal to the U.S., which finished second.
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Chan, Howe withdraw while leading U.S. nationals
Emily Chan and Spencer Howe withdrew while leading the pairs competition at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday because of their health.
Olympic Sports
Canadian skaters to miss nationals amid inquiry
Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Soerensen, who is under investigation for alleged sexual assault, said he and ice dance partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry will not compete at this week's national championships.
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Skater Malinin lands quad axel, leads GP Finals
American figure skater Ilia Malinin landed a quadruple axel jump on his way to taking the short-program lead at the figure skating Grand Prix Finals Thursday in Beijing, China.
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Ruling in Valieva doping case may take until Feb.
There could be yet another delay in the doping case of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, with a ruling now potentially coming more than two years since her positive test rocked the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Ziegler wins NHK Trophy as U.S. finishes 1-2
Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium.
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Chock, Bates add another Skate America title
American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates, who have yet to commit to continuing their careers all the way to the next Winter Games, easily won their fourth Skate America title on Sunday.
Olympic Sports
Figure skater Valieva set to testify in doping case
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will give evidence by video link for a hearing this month into her doping case that rocked the 2022 Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Canadian figure skater Paul, 31, dies in car crash
Former Canadian Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has died at the age of 31 after her car was struck in a construction zone by a transport truck.
Olympic Sports
Skater Valieva's doping case to begin Sept. 26
The doping case involving Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will be held Sept. 26 to 29 at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Hungary, citing war impact, out as skating host
Hungary has given up the rights to host next year's European figure skating championships, blaming the economic impact of the war in neighboring Ukraine.
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Americans win figure skating World Team Trophy
Reigning world pairs silver medalists Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier finished first in free skate on Saturday to lead the United States to its fifth figure skating World Team Trophy.
FigureSkating
Hawayek, Baker WD from figure skating worlds
Christina Carreira and Anthony Ponomarenko will take the place of Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker at the figure skating world championships next month in Saitama, Japan.
FigureSkating
Putin fetes skating coach in Valieva Olympic case
Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded figure skating coach Eteri Tutberidze one of the country's highest honors Monday, nearly a year after a doping case involving one of her top skaters overshadowed the Winter Olympics.
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Malinin wins first U.S. men's figure skating title
Ilia Malinin won his first national men's title on Sunday, delivering a 177.38 free skate for a total score of 287.74 on the final day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
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Malinin leads by 10 after men's short program
Rising star Ilia Malinin scored a personal-best 110.36 in the men's short program to kick off the second day of the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Friday.
Olympic Sports
Russia clears medalist Valieva in doping probe
A Russian Anti-Doping Agency panel has ruled that Olympic figure skating medalist Kamila Valieva bore "no fault or negligence" in a doping case that rocked last year's Winter Games in Beijing.
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Skating coach Callaghan won't work with minors
Disgraced figure skating coach Richard Callaghan has agreed to not work with minors ever again following the settlement of a lawsuit against him that accused the 76-year-old of sexual abuse in the 1970s and '80s.
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Japanese pair edges U.S. for Grand Prix gold
Japanese pairs skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara narrowly edged Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier at the Grand Prix Final on Friday in a rematch of their head-to-head showdown won by the Americans at the world championships.
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Japan's Uno repeats as men's NHK Trophy champ
Japan's Shoma Uno posted a season-best free skate and total score to defend his title at the Grand Prix of Figure Skating's NHK Trophy.
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Russian skater could miss '26 Games over doping
Russian skater Kamila Valieva faces a potential four-year doping ban which would rule her out of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo.
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Valieva doping case referred to CAS by WADA
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has referred figure skater Kamila Valieva's case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport after making no progress with the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, WADA president Witold Banka said on Tuesday.
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Malinin lands quad axel, wins Skate America title
Ilia Malinin landed a quad axel and four more quads to jump past Kao Miura and win the men's Skate America title in his senior Grand Prix debut.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37NOR
- 32ROC
- 27GER
Individual Medal Leaders
NOR | 16 |
GER | 12 |
CHN | 9 |
ROC | 12 |
GER | 10 |
USA | 10 |
ROC | 14 |
CAN | 14 |
NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 5Bø
- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Bø | 4 |
Bolshunov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 3 |
Fillon Maillet | 3 |
Takagi | 3 |
Minjeong | 2 |
Latypov | 3 |
Roeiseland | 2 |
Liu | 2 |
Olympics News
Venezuelan Olympic boxing medalist Francisco Rodríguez dies at 78
Venezuela's first Olympic gold medaist -- boxer Francisco "Morochito" Rodríguez -- has died at the age of 78.
Track Cycling World Championships moving 2025 venue to Chile
UCI said Wednesday that the Track Cycling World Championships in 2025 will now be held in Chile instead of Argentina as previously announced.
Marcel Hirscher coming out of retirement, to ski on Dutch team
Eight-time overall World Cup champion Marcel Hirscher is planning to return to ski racing next season after five years in retirement. And he is going to compete for the Netherlands -- his mother's country -- instead of his native Austria.
Wichita to host 2025 U.S. Figure Skating championships
The U.S. Figure Skating championships will take place in Wichita, Kansas, next year in what should amount to a preview of the names to watch for the American team headed to the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina, Italy.
Alexis Ohanian invests in women's track with new invitational
Alexis Ohanian announced Tuesday that his venture capital firm was investing in women's track with the 776 Invitational, with the largest purse ever for a women's-only track event.
Larry Nassar victims to receive $138.7M over FBI handling of case
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar.