Olympic Figure Skating Controversy? Ashley Wagner Makes Team despite FallsSappenfield, Mark
Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva is the definition of an Olympics front-runner. The young athlete already made history at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by becoming the first woman to land a quad at the Games after completing two clean jumps during the figure skating team event. The spotl...
Madge Cave Syers was an English figure skater who was the first woman to compete at the highest level of international figure skating. At the 1908 Olympic Games in London, she won the first Olympic gold medal awarded in women’s figure skating, as well a
(1988 and 1994), as did Artur Dmitriyev (1992 and 1998) with two different partners, Natalya Mishkutenok and Oksana Kazakova. The 2002 Olympic gold medal was shared by two pairs because of a judging controversy—Yelena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze of Russia andJamie SaléandDavid ...
In 1988, East German skater Katarina Witt (above) created a controversy by wearing a blue leotard with feathers instead of a skirt. After that season, the rules were changed so that tights and a skirt were required for every female skater (in addition to unitards and pants being banned)....
Kamila Valieva's Olympic debut was clouded with controversy after it was discovered that she tested positive for a banned heart medication. But for IOC President Thomas Bach, it was the way the 15-year-old's coach treated her with "tremendous coldness" that "disturbed" him the most. ...
A major speed skating controversy erupted in 1932 when organizers decided to stage the Olympic races using “North American Rules,” in which up to six skaters raced in each heat, similar to contemporary short track. The traditional speed skating rules has two skaters racing against the clock in...
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They then were marked by controversy when the United States lost to the Soviet Union's men's basketball team in the still-debated gold-medal game. 13/15 Leif Skoogfors/Corbis via Getty Images The Boycotts Countries had sat out the games before, but never had a superpower snubbed another ...
February 4 2022 News in-depthBeijing Winter Olympics NBC battles China controversy and fickle viewers in bid for Winter Olympic glory Network paid billions for exclusive US rights but faces declining audience interest Beijing Winter Olympics Olympics chief rejects talk of ‘political issues’ on eve ...