The figure skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics has decided a mixed team gold medal, and the host Team China has finished fifth in its all-time best. The Russian Olympic Committee, which is in its own right, won the gold medal, and the United States and Japan also entered the top three. As the individual competitions were about to begin, an appeal case suddenly changed the entire figure skating arena. According to the relevant sources of the International Skating Federation, they have appealed to reinstate the ban on the Russian Olympic Committee player Vallieva, who was banned for positive drug tests before the Winter Olympics, but was again lifted from the temporary ban before the Beijing Winter Olympics. In the previous team competition, Vallieva excelled in the women's singles competition and became the biggest contributor to the Russian Olympic Committee's victory.
If the ISU appeal is successful, not only will Valieva miss the women's singles competition at the Winter Olympics, but the Russian Olympic Committee team gold medal may be withdrawn. This incident is also the most sensational news in the figure skating arena of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Vallieva is no stranger to domestic ice fans, and many fans in China will call her "K Treasure". Ever since she entered the international arena, Valieva has existed like a god. Whether it is the World Championships, the Finals, or the Four Continents, the Russian figure skating girl has achieved a monopoly on the championship. Former figure skating star Plushenko once said that Valieva is the world's leader in figure skating women's singles, and even South Korea's famous Kim Yeon-er and Japan's Asada Masayoshi cannot reach the difficulty of Valieva's movements.
At this Winter Olympics, Vallieva's goal is women's singles and team gold medals. In the team competition, the Russian Olympic Committee has a super first-class level in each individual event, and the final ability to win the championship is due to strength. But it is worth mentioning that in the women's singles showdown, Vallieva single-handedly made the team sit on the championship throne. Some netizens joked, "With Vallieva's strength, it is not surprising that she has a duel with male singles players, and even some male players are not as good as her." When the women's singles competition of the Winter Olympics is approaching, the Islamic Skating Federation appeals to restore The ban on Vallieva, which may cause drastic changes in the figure skating arena.
First of all, the gold medal of the Team Competition of the Russian Olympic Committee may be cancelled after the ruling; secondly, the competition for the championship in the women's singles competition is confusing; finally, the Russian Olympic Committee team will be affected to varying degrees in other individual events, and Sui Wenjing and Han Cong, who are in the chinese team's double skating, are also expected to become beneficiaries. Vallieva is the biggest gold medalist in the women's singles of figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, and from the perspective of the team competition, as long as it is successfully completed, this gold medal is already in her pocket.
But now on appeal from the International Skating Federation, Valieva and the entire Russian Olympic Committee face serious challenges. This incident is the first huge controversy caused by doping testing and suspension since the beijing Winter Olympics began. If Vallieva is eventually banned, she will miss the women's singles competition just around the corner, and the Chinese figure skating team is expected to go further and finish fourth in the Winter Olympic team. After being questioned, the Russian Olympic games pair skating will also suffer a blow, and the Chinese team's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong are really not far from the first Olympic gold medal of their careers!
(Luo Treasurer)