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Russia appeals sports bans amid Ukraine war
Banned from international sports events because of the war on Ukraine, numerous Russian sports federations and athletes have filed appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
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Figure Skating
U.S. pairs go 1-2 after short program at worlds
Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier scored a personal best of 76.88 points in the pairs short program at the figure skating world championships, with U.S. teammates Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc in second.
FigureSkating
Sakamoto tops short program at skating worlds
With Russian figure skaters barred from the world championships, Japan's Kaori Sakamoto led after the short program, while American Mariah Bell was third.
Olympic Sports
Figure skater Vincent Zhou worked his whole life for the Beijing Olympics. COVID-19 had other plans.
Vincent Zhou was ready to step out of Nathan Chen's shadow when a positive COVID-19 test dashed his lifelong dream of Olympic glory. Now, as he prepares to compete at the world championships, he's grieving what he lost.
Olympic Sports
Olympian Liu, father targets of Chinese spying
U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father, Arthur Liu -- a former political refugee -- were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said.
Olympic Sports
Russia out of figure skating worlds, other events
Russia was excluded from all international ice skating events as sporting sanctions continued to mount Tuesday following the country's invasion of Ukraine.
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Spanish skater positive for banned substance
Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero tested positive for a prohibited substance during the Beijing Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Tuesday.
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Sui, Han earn gold at last in pairs figure skating
Sui Wenjing and Han Cong captured the Olympic gold medal that eluded them by a razor-thin margin four years ago, edging Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov by less than a point to win the pairs figure skating competition in Beijing.
Olympic Sports
U.S. figure skaters lose appeal to get medals
Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.
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China's Sui, Han break pairs short program record
Sui Wenjing and Han Chan of China shattered their own world record for a short program at the Beijing Games on Friday night, giving them the narrowest of leads over Russian rivals Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov heading into the free skate.
Olympic Sports
IOC president 'disturbed' by pressure placed on Kamila Valieva
IOC president Thomas Bach criticizes the "chilling" treatment of Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva by her entourage.
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Olympic Sports
IOC prez slams Valieva's entourage for 'coldness'
The IOC's Thomas Bach criticized Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's entourage for their "tremendous coldness" toward her after a mistake-filled free skate at the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Sports
CAS: Lab delay partly why Valieva OK'd to skate
The Court of Arbitration for Sport explained its verdict in the Kamila Valieva case, citing the "untenable delay" at the testing laboratory in Sweden as a reason for letting the 15-year-old Valieva skate in the women's competition.
Olympic Sports
Valieva stumbles as teammate wins skating gold
Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women's figure skating at the Beijing Games, while teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics.
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How did we get here? Russia figure skater Kamila Valieva finishes off the podium
The 15-year-old has been the center of attention at the Beijing Games, first for her skating and now for her involvement in a doping case. Here is the timeline of where we are and how we got here.
News
USOPC: Withheld medals 'unfair to the athletes'
Sarah Hirshland, the leader of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, called the decision not to award American figure skaters the silver medal they won in the team competition an outcome that is "frankly, unfair to the athletes."
Olympic Sports
Report: U.S. skaters get torches as medals wait
IOC president Thomas Bach offered U.S. figure skaters Olympic torches as holdover gifts while they await a resolution of the Russian doping case that is preventing them from receiving their silver medals, according to The Associated Press.
Olympic Sports
Zhou out of quarantine, plans to skate in exhibition
American figure skater Vincent Zhou is out of quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 at the Beijing Games, and he plans to perform in the exhibition gala that traditionally closes the Olympic program on Sunday.
Olympic Sports
U.S. women struggle in Olympic short skate
Alysa Liu is one of three U.S. women figure skaters to advance to the free skate after the short program but face a struggle to move into medal contention at the Beijing Olympics.
Winter Olympics
Tearful Valieva, amid uproar, leads short program
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who has been allowed to continue to compete at the Beijing Winter Games after testing positive for a banned substance, leads the women's short program.
Olympic Sports
Valieva lawyers: Failed test due to relative's meds
Kamila Valieva's lawyers said the Russian figure skater failed a doping test before the Olympics because of contamination from medication her grandfather was taking.
Olympic Sports
Valieva 'happy but tired' after 'difficult' few days
Worn out after a grueling doping hearing, Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva said she was happy nonetheless after being allowed to skate Tuesday in the women's short program at the Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Sports
No medal ceremony if skater Valieva is in top 3
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test.
Olympic Sports
Other than Kamila Valieva, who are the women to watch in figure skating?
From Alysa Liu to Anna Shcherbakova, here are the women not named Valieva to watch in the battle for figure skating medals.
Olympic Sports
French pair breaks own ice dance record for gold
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France broke their own ice dance world record to win the Olympic gold medal that narrowly eluded them four years ago in Pyeongchang.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 37
NOR - 32
ROC - 27
GER
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
 NOR | 16 |
 GER | 12 |
 CHN | 9 |
Silver
 ROC | 12 |
| GER | 10 |
 USA | 10 |
Bronze
| ROC | 14 |
 CAN | 14 |
| NOR | 13 |
Overall Medal Leaders
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- 5Bolshunov
- 5Roeiseland
Individual Medal Leaders
Gold
| Bø | 4 |
| Bolshunov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 3 |
Silver
 Fillon Maillet | 3 |
 Takagi | 3 |
 Minjeong | 2 |
Bronze
| Latypov | 3 |
| Roeiseland | 2 |
 Liu | 2 |
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Finland tops Team USA at ice hockey world championship as Canada wins third straight game
Team USA suffered a 4-1 loss to host Finland on Monday at the hockey world championship, while Winnipeg Jets star Pierre-Luc Dubois led Team Canada to its third straight victory, a 5-1 decision over Slovakia.
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Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik book Commonwealth Games berths after emerging victorious in trials
Anshu Malik (57 kg) beat formidable Sarita Mor 2-1 while Divya Kakran (68 kg) won by technical superiority against Nisha Dahiya.
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United States edges Austria in overtime, Canada routs Italy at ice hockey world championships
Luke Hughes scored with 1:57 left in overtime to complete a United States comeback from two goals down to edge Austria 3-2 at the ice hockey world championship on Sunday.
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Nashville Predators forward Mikael Granlund scores late goal, helps Finland win its second game at ice hockey world championship
Nashville Predators forward Mikael Granlund, less than a week removed from being eliminated in the NHL postseason in North America, scored the winner for Finland on a power play in a 2-1 victory over Latvia at the ice hockey world championship.
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IOC questions Olympic boxing leadership after International Boxing Association election
With boxing's status at the Olympics in doubt, the IOC was not impressed on Saturday with the leadership election of the sport's governing body that was stripped of recognition in 2019.
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Defending champ Canada, U.S. win openers at ice hockey worlds
Defending champion Canada and the United States got off to winning starts Friday in their opening games at the world ice hockey championship in Helsinki.
