Figure skating

China

Valieva tops leaderboard after Olympic figure skating short programme

The 15 year-old Russian at the centre of the latest Olympic doping controversy scored 82.16 points to put her in first place, ahead of Thursday's free skate.

15/02/2022

China

Skater, 15, allowed to continue at Olympics despite failed drugs test

She is the favourite for the women’s individual gold. She tested positive for the heart drug trimetazidine on 25 December.

14/02/2022

China

Russian skater Valieva to learn Olympics fate after doping hearing

The International Testing Agency confirmed reports that the 15-year-old tested positive for a banned substance at the Russian national championships six weeks ago.

11/02/2022

Switzerland

Russian skater badly hurt in Olympic ceremony rehearsal accident

The 35-year-old skater was left in a life-threatening condition after a fall during rehearsals for the Youth Winter Olympics in Lausanne.

08/01/2020