Anna Shcherbakova

Kamila Valieva cries after finishing fourth in the women’s free skate.Image: Getty ImagesThe scene after the end of the women’s free skate was hard to watch Thursday — tears, screaming, and heartbreak pouring from the Russian athletes…

By Associated Press BEIJING: The gold medalist said she felt empty. The silver medalist pledged never to skate again. The favorite left in tears without saying a word. After one of the most dramatic nights in their…

IMAGE: Kamila Valieva of Team ROC talks to coaches Eteri Tutberidze, left, and Sergei Dudakov, right, during the Women Single Skating Free Skating. Photograph: David Ramos/Getty Images Olympic chief Thomas Bach said on Friday it had been…

IMAGE: Kamila Valieva faltered after a triple Axel and made a number of uncharacteristic stumbles after that in a free skate routine set to Maurice Ravel's "Bolero" in the women's singles event on Thursday. Photograph: Catherine…

IMAGE: The Russian teenager was cleared by CAS to compete in the women's single event after a panel of three judges agreed with RUSADA's decision to lift a ban on her. Kamila Valieva of the Russian Olympic Committee in action during…

Six facts about Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva, who has failed a test for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Friday. The 15-year-old's future at the Beijing Olympics will be decided before her next…