Figure Skating

January 30, 2024

Russian figure skater Valieva gets four-year ban for doping

The Court of Arbitration for Sport court added that all of Valieva's competitive results achieved since December 25, 2021, are voided, including the gold medal she helped the Russian Olympic Committee win in the team event at the 2022 Games.

August 27, 2023
Former Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul dies in car crash

Alexandra won a silver medal at the World Junior Figure Skating Championships in 2010 and retired from competitive skating in 2016.
April 26, 2022
Putin gives clean chit to Russian figure skater Valieva

Putin was speaking at an awards ceremony for medallists from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics at the Kremlin.
February 11, 2022
Russian skater Valieva failed drug test taken before golden Games debut

The 15-year-old's gold medal and Games future now hangs in the balance as the International Olympic Committee attempts to draw a line in the sand over Russian doping.
February 05, 2022
Figure skating couple put rivalry aside to celebrate Hubbell's win

Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue took the top spot for the United States in the team event's rhythm dance at the Beijing Winter Games.
September 18, 2020
Russian figure skater faces suspension over doping document forgery: sources

The sources said Sotskova had tested positive for a substance on WADA's prohibited list before providing a forged document to explain its presence in her sample. They did not name the substance.
July 19, 2020
Australian Olympic figure skater Ekaterina Alexandrovskaya dies at 20

She is the second Australian Winter Olympian to die suddenly this month after snowboarder Alex Pullin drowned while spear fishing off a Gold Coast beach on July 8.

December 14, 2019
Olympic champion Alina Zagitova takes break from figure skating

The 17-year-old told Russian TV programme Vremya that she would not take part in the national championships later this month, which will make her ineligible for the European and World Championships early next year.