Kamila Valieva is allowed to compete in figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, but will anybody be able to beat her in women’s singles?
Two skaters from Japan placed second in the respective team competition events. Wakaba Higuchi skated in the short program, while Kaori Sakamoto performed in the free skate.
Team USA was further down on the leaderboard in those events. Karen Chen placed fifth in the short program and fourth in the free skate. She will be joined by two more Team USA representatives, Alysa Liu and Mariah Bell, in the singles event. Valieva’s toughest competition will likely come from her own country. Valieva, Alexandra Trusova and Anna Shcherbakova all share the same coach, Eteri Tutberidze, and can give the ROC a sweep of the podium. Shcherbakova placed first at the 2021 World Championships, while Trusova came in third.
The country is aiming for its third straight gold in women’s singles. It took the top two spots at the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics as Alina Zagitova won gold and Yevgenia Medvedeva won silver while competing as Olympic Athletes from Russia. In 2014, Adelina Sotnikova won gold on home ice in Sochi., the International Olympic Committee confirmed. The medal ceremony for the team competition was postponed, as well.
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