On February 17, Beijing time, the women's single free skating final of figure skating at the Winter Olympics will determine the gold medal. You don't have to think about it to know that this final will attract the attention of countless viewers. This is not only because the female contestants are all super eye-catching, but also because there is a high probability of a "uncrowned king": according to the IOC's statement, if Russia's Kamila Vallieva wins the medal, the award ceremony will be cancelled. Given her strength in the women's singles event of figure skating, which far exceeds that of other players, this scene is likely to happen.
It all started a few days ago. International inspection agencies issued a notice saying that Russia's Camilla Vallieva detected illegal drug ingredients in a urine sample provided on December 25 last year. So, she received a ban from the Russian Anti-Doping Group. After Camilla Vallieva's appeal, she was briefly granted permission to continue participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics.
It's just a pity that the good times are not long. On 9 February, the ISU appealed, requesting the Court of Arbitration for Sport to reinstate camilla Vallieva's ban. Considering that Camilla Vallieva is only 15 years old and a protected person, she was not tested positive during the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the drug test results were published too late to prevent athletes from legal defense, the International Arbitration for Sport finally ruled that Camilla Vallieva could continue to participate in the Winter Olympic Games by rejecting the ISU's ban claim.
The IOC issued an official statement: since Camilla Vallieva is indeed suspected of taking illegal drugs, if she wins a medal in the women's singles event, there will be no flowers and award ceremony. In this regard, many viewers joked: this is to help the International Skating Federation to find face.
Jokes are jokes. What the IOC says is indeed possible. Don't look at Camilla Vallieva, who is only 15 years old, but she is the highest scoring record holder for the ISU women's singles short skating program and free skating. In the team event of this Winter Olympics, Vallieva completed the Sakhov four-way jump and the rear outer point ice four-way jump. While taking the first place, she also created the history of the Winter Olympics: becoming the first female athlete to complete the four-way jump in the Winter Olympic figure skating arena.
What is remarkable is that Camilla Vallieva has not been too affected by external public opinion. In the previous women's single skating short program competition, she still got the highest score of 82.16. As many viewers said after the game, in terms of balancing the difficulty of movement and artistic beauty, Camilla Vallieva was unique.
Because of this, the audience is looking forward to the free skating final. Not only will camilla Vallieva's superb performance be able to enjoy again, but also hopefully witness the history of the Winter Olympics: once Camilla Vallieva wins the championship, she will become the "uncrowned king" in the eyes of the audience when the award ceremony is cancelled!