Governing bodies across sports moved to bar Russia and its teams from international competition as part of a broader effort to isolate the country.
Author: Tom Schad, USA TODAY
World of international sports attempts to put squeeze on Russia over Ukraine invasion
Governing bodies across sports moved to bar Russia and its teams from international competition as part of a broader effort to isolate the country.
US figure skater Timothy LeDuc becomes first openly nonbinary athlete to compete at Winter Olympics
Skating with partner Ashley Cain-Gribble, Timothy LeDuc became the first openly nonbinary athlete to compete at Winter Olympics.
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The reaction in Russia to Kamila Valieva’s performance has, by and large, been overwhelmingly sympathetic and staunchly defensive.
IOC president Thomas Bach ‘very disturbed’ by Kamila Valieva’s performance, rips her entourage
IOC president Thomas Bach said he was “very disturbed” by Kamila Valieva’s disastrous performance, while also ripping members of her inner circle.
After disastrous performance, Kamila Valieva falls to fourth, Russian teammate wins gold
With a disastrous performance in her long program, heavy gold-medal favorite Kamila Valieva dropped out of first and outside medal contention.
IOC: It’s ‘premature’ to draw conclusions from Kamila Valieva doping case because it’s still ongoing
IOC spokesperson Mark Adams said it’s premature to be making any “grand statements” or conclusions off Valieva’s case because it is still in process.
From Disturbed to Daft Punk: Olympic figure skaters share how they pick music for programs
The music behind a figure skating program sets the tone of a performance, shapes the choreography and even helps fuel the emotion of the skaters.
Russian Kamila Valieva says her positive drug test was due to grandfather’s medication
Attorneys for Kamila Valieva argued that trimetazidine entered her system through a medication that her grandfather takes, an IOC official said.
IOC will not hold medal ceremony for team figure skating event after Kamila Valieva ruling
The IOC also said it will not hold a flower ceremony nor medal ceremony for the individual women’s event if Russia’s Kamila Valieva, 15, wins a medal.