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Post by Admin on Jan 30, 2022 1:43:41 GMT
As The Blade Turns: Russian v. Omicron (Mikhail Kolyada, Daniil Gleikhengauz) 3,291 views • Premiered 3 hours ago • Earlier today, news reports emerged that Daniil Gleikhengauz and Alexander Kogan tested positive for COVID-19. In classic Russian fashion, Kogan was clear to declare that the tests were false positives and informed us that Daniil Gleikhengauz must fly to Beijing with the rest of Team Tutberidze. Earlier this week, Mikhail Kolyada had to withdraw from the Olympic Games after testing positive for COVID-19. David Spletnikov breaks down all of the latest Russian figure skating news (including a heartwarming interview with Alexei Urmanov) in the latest edition of 'As The Blade Turns'.
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Post by Admin on Feb 7, 2022 22:10:42 GMT
This and That: 2022 Olympic Team Event Recap with Meagan Duhamel 383 views • Feb 8, 2022 • It was high drama in the figure skating team event at the 2022 Olympic Games. Team Russia was golden over the United States, Japan, Canada and China. Kamila Valieva and Nathan Chen stood out as favorites and confirmed their front runner status. However, there were plenty of small shake ups. Both Hubbell and Donohue and Chock and Bates defeated Sinitsina and Katsalapov. Gilles and Poirier fell behind. Vincent Zhou fell ill will Covid after helping Team USA. Mishina and Galliamov and Sui and Han set up a strong show down in the individual event. Meagan Duhamel joins us to break down all of the thrills, tears and jeers of the team event in the latest edition of 'This and That'.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 18:23:27 GMT
what a difference a day makes (Russian doping scandal) 2,095 views • Feb 10, 2022 • what a difference a day makes (Russian doping scandal)
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 18:25:47 GMT
An unidentified member of the Russian figure skating team that won the gold medal received a positive drug test result, USA Today and The Guardian report, delaying the medal ceremony for the team competition at the 2022 Olympics, and raising the prospect of a new Russian doping scandal. The six members of the Russian figure skating team celebrate during the flower ceremony for the figure skating team event at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. One member of the six-person Russian team tested positive for a presumably banned drug that was “not performance-enhancing,” multiple people familiar with the situation told the Guardian. Russia won gold in the team figure skating event on Monday, with the U.S. taking the silver and Japan the bronze. The teams briefly celebrated on the ice directly after the competition Monday afternoon, and were scheduled to receive the medals Tuesday evening—but the ceremony has been delayed, and may be canceled, the Guardian reports. International Olympic Committee spokesperson Mark Adams said “a situation arose at short notice that requires legal consultation” during a press conference Wednesday, adding “athletes that have won medals” are involved. Which athlete on the Russian team tested positive. USA Today reports the six members of the team are singles skaters Kamila Valieva, 15, and Mark Kondratiuk, 18, the pairs team of Anastasia Mishina, 20, and Aleksandr Galliamov, 22, and the ice dance team of Victoria Sinitsina, 26, and Nikita Katsalapov, 30. Russian athletes compete at the 2022 games as a neutral party, or “Olympic Athletes from Russia,” and represent the Russian Olympic Committee. The World Anti-Doping Agency banned Russia from competing in the Olympics and other international sports games for four years in 2019, following a whistleblower report from Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory. Rodchenkov helped expose the country’s state-sponsored doping scheme dating back to the 2012 Olympics. Several athletes have had their medals stripped after positive tests in the fallout of the scandal, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport shortened the four-year ban to two years, until Dec. 17, 2022.
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Post by Admin on Feb 9, 2022 21:02:22 GMT
A legal issue involving an anti-doping test taken by Russia’s 15-year-old sensation Kamila Valieva is the reason the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympic Games has been delayed in Beijing, insidethegames can exclusively reveal.
The medal ceremony had been due to take place yesterday at 9pm local time.
The International Skating Union acknowledged that the delay has been caused by a legal issue and insidethegames has now confirmed that it involves a drugs test taken by Valieva before Beijing 2022.
The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) had won in the team event, which took place on Monday (February 7), with Valieva proving pivotal to the team's success.
She led the women's singles standings in both the short programme and the free skating.
Valieva performed the quadruple jump twice - a manoeuvre that has never before been successfully landed at the Winter Olympic Games.
The exact nature of Valieva’s problem is unclear, although there have been widespread claims that the drug involved was not performance-enhancing.
Some reports in Russia have claimed the drug involved is trimetazidine, a medicine usually used to prevent angina attacks and help blood flow to the heart.
The situation is complicated even further because, under the rules of the World Anti-Doping Code, Valieva is a "Protected Person".
That means as "an athlete who at the time of the anti-doping rule violation: has not reached the age of sixteen" Valieva cannot officially be identified if she is guilty of an anti-doping violation.
insidethegames understands that several legal teams are currently involved working on the complex case which is expected to stretch into tomorrow before a conclusion is reached.
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