Russian Olympic Committee determine skater Kamila Valieva had a horrible free skate amid a horrible doping scandal, starting as gold-medal favorite however failing to succeed in the rostrum.
Unbelievable strain had weighed on Valieva from the second information broke of a optimistic doping outcome associated to a December 25 check.
The controversy intensified when the Court docket of Arbitration for Sport dominated that the 15-year-old, who’d simply received gold within the staff occasion, might proceed competing on the Video games.
Nevertheless, the final feeling was that Valieva had been manipulated by Russia’s infamous doping regime, with many feeling nice sorrow for the prodigy.
Valieva was berated by Russian coach Eteri Tutberidze after plummeting to a fourth-placed end.
“Why did you let it go? Why did you cease combating?” the coach was overheard saying as cameras captured the devastating scenes.
