Russian figure skating prodigy Kamila Valieva can skate for a gold medal after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) panel ruled Monday she could compete in the women’s figure skating event at the Winter Olympics in Beijing. The panel of three arbitrators met for about six hours on Sunday, […]
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Russian Figure Skating Controversy Takes Women’s Odds Off the Board
At the start of the 2022 Winter Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) looked poised to win the team figure skating competition and sweep the podium in the women’s event. But a doping controversy has delayed the team medal ceremony and threatened the participation of Russia’s biggest skating star. Russian […]
Russians Poised to Dominate Olympic Team Figure Skating; USA Sees Upset Potential
Figure skating will make its debut at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on Friday, as the Russian Olympic Committee and the United States lead the field of 10 teams in the newest discipline of one of the most popular sports on the Winter Games program. The SugarHouse online sportsbook […]
Olympic Heartbreak for American Medal Hopefuls in Figure Skating, Alpine Events
It was supposed to be a day of medals, but instead it turned in slips, spills, and falls for the Americans at the Winter Olympics. Three athletes who were favored to win gold instead left with nothing but disappointment. The US now is tied for fifth in total medal count. Figure […]