The International Skating Union is set to consider a proposal that would raise the minimum age of Olympic figure skaters.
at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, there is a renewed international push to consider raising the minimum age in figure skating from 15 to 17-years-old.due to a failed drug testThe stumbles made Valieva finish in fourth place, while Russian world champion Anna Shcherbakova came in first and her teammate Alexandra Trusova took second. If Valieva had finished in the top three, there would not have been a medal ceremony until the investigation into her possible drug test was completed.
This summer, the International Skating Union is set to consider a proposal that would raise the minimum age of figure skating in the Olympics to 17. Even before the teenager’s performance in the free skating program, many were expressing concern about the young skater’s situation.. “Portrayed by some this week as the villain, by others as the victim, she is, in fact, the victim of the villains. The coaches and national Olympic committee surrounding Kamila Valieva, whether they orchestrated, prescribed or enabled — all of this is unclear. But what is certain: They failed to protect her.
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