#Anna ice skating game free#

But a sobbing Trusova said she didn't want to participate in the medal ceremony, although she ultimately did attend the event. I can't believe the Olympics are already over for me.'Īlexandra Trusova, also representing the ROC, won the silver medal after a performance with five successful quad jumps. Shcherbakova, who did speak to reporters, didn't offer much insight into what had happened with Valieva but insisted she herself had no mixed emotions after earning the top spot on the podium. Valieva didn't speak to reporters in the mixed zone after her performance, instead quickly making her way through the room without stopping. Shcherbakova, who finished with a 255.95 combined score from the two days of competition, stood alone while much of the ROC team consoled Valieva. No one seemed happy with the result Thursday.

IOC prez slams Valieva's entourage for 'coldness'.

If Valieva had won a medal, there would not have been a ceremony due to the ongoing investigation, and the figure skating community was outraged that she was allowed to compete. But after the revelation of her failed drug test in December due to the banned heart medication trimetazidine, and the Court of Arbitration for Sport's decision earlier this week to allow her to compete, the competition has been overshadowed by Valieva's participation. The Beijing Games were supposed to be Valieva's coronation as the sport's next superstar. In the end, her ROC teammate Shcherbakova won the gold in stunning fashion, but she also appeared devastated when the final scores came in.

The 15-year-old was heavily favored to win the gold but heads home with nothing from the women's program and still faces investigation for a positive drug test. Valieva's mistake-filled skate left her in fourth place, without a medal and in tears.

#Anna ice skating game free#

Kamila Valieva stumbled and fell her way through a nervy performance to end her controversial Beijing Olympics, while Russian Olympic Committee teammate Anna Shcherbakova won the gold medal Thursday in the women's free skate.