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    The last ice skating routine I watched was in 1982 (I know...). Torvill and Dean were skating to 'Bolero'
    I see that the above skater is also doing the same.
    Has Bolero become the only tune that skaters dance to since then?

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    Fox is reporting Kalima Valieva tested positive for banned substance Tremetazidine. Medals are on hold. Consider the source. Perhaps more political shenanigans. Perhaps legit. Perhaps misinfo.
    Very sad, if true.

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    Fox is reporting Kalima Valieva tested positive for banned substance Tremetazidine. Medals are on hold. Consider the source.
    Actually, this was first reported in USA Today.

    Russian figure skater's positive drug test after winning gold in team event delays medal ceremony: report

    The International Olympic Committee delayed the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition on Tuesday over what it said were "legal issues," but according to reports, one Russian skater has tested positive for drugs.

    A source told USA Today on Wednesday that one of the six members competing for the Russian Olympic Committee tested positive for drugs after winning gold in the three-day team event that concluded on Monday.

    The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not identify which skater turned back the positive test, but Russian media outlets later reported that 15-year-old superstar Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug named Trimetazidine after the ceremony had already been postponed, according to a Reuters report.


    Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the women single skating free skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb, 7, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

    The ROC, followed by the United States and Japan were to be honored during their official medal ceremony on Tuesday, but the event was pulled from the schedule without explanation.

    IOC spokesman Mark Adams later told reporters during a daily news briefing that the issue required "legal consultation" with the governing body of skating. He offered little information other than confirming that "We have athletes that have won medals involved."

    Reporters on Wednesday speculated if the issue could affect the podium.

    "Let’s, for the sake of understanding, wait for some explanations either from our sports officials or from the IOC," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to questions.

    The medals presentation could be further delayed if a team or skater were to be disqualified over the incident. In this case, Canada, which finished fourth in the event, could find itself on the podium.

    The Russians are already serving a two-year ban, acting as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee, after a large Russian state-sponsored doping program was first uncovered in 2016.

    Source:https://www.foxnews.com/sports/russi...DTAM6yATc9ibwQ

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    Very sad. I wonder if she took the drug (assuming she actually did) because she had cardiac problems due to the jabs.


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    Quote Posted by pabranno (here)
    Fox is reporting Kalima Valieva tested positive for banned substance Tremetazidine. Medals are on hold. Consider the source.
    Actually, this was first reported in USA Today.

    Russian figure skater's positive drug test after winning gold in team event delays medal ceremony: report

    The International Olympic Committee delayed the medal ceremony for the team figure skating competition on Tuesday over what it said were "legal issues," but according to reports, one Russian skater has tested positive for drugs.

    A source told USA Today on Wednesday that one of the six members competing for the Russian Olympic Committee tested positive for drugs after winning gold in the three-day team event that concluded on Monday.

    The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not identify which skater turned back the positive test, but Russian media outlets later reported that 15-year-old superstar Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned drug named Trimetazidine after the ceremony had already been postponed, according to a Reuters report.


    Kamila Valieva of Team ROC reacts during the women single skating free skating team event at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb, 7, 2022, in Beijing, China. (Catherine Ivill/Getty Images)

    The ROC, followed by the United States and Japan were to be honored during their official medal ceremony on Tuesday, but the event was pulled from the schedule without explanation.

    IOC spokesman Mark Adams later told reporters during a daily news briefing that the issue required "legal consultation" with the governing body of skating. He offered little information other than confirming that "We have athletes that have won medals involved."

    Reporters on Wednesday speculated if the issue could affect the podium.

    "Let’s, for the sake of understanding, wait for some explanations either from our sports officials or from the IOC," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in response to questions.

    The medals presentation could be further delayed if a team or skater were to be disqualified over the incident. In this case, Canada, which finished fourth in the event, could find itself on the podium.

    The Russians are already serving a two-year ban, acting as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee, after a large Russian state-sponsored doping program was first uncovered in 2016.

    Source:https://www.foxnews.com/sports/russi...DTAM6yATc9ibwQ

    Bolero has been used so much it should be banned, and there are a few others that have been overused, as well, as I recall.
    It certainly doesn't add anything to a performance when the music is so old hat.

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    The last ice skating routine I watched was in 1982 (I know...). Torvill and Dean were skating to 'Bolero'
    I see that the above skater is also doing the same.
    Has Bolero become the only tune that skaters dance to since then?
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    Russian skater Kamila Valieva can compete, but medal ceremony won't be held
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    "Russian teenager Kamila Valieva has been cleared to compete in the women's figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics despite failing a pre-Games drug test. But if Valieva is in the top three, the IOC says, 'No flower ceremony and no medal ceremony will take place.' "
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    Trusova vs. Shcherbakova: Side-by-side of skaters' stellar free skates | Winter Olympics 2022
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    Anna Shcherbakova and teammate Aleksandra Trusova both put on impressive routines for the women's free skate program. The ROC will be going home with both the gold and silver medals from this competition.



    Dramatic skates, reactions from unforgettable women's free skate | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports
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    The drama starts to unfold following the intense women's free skate event and the shocking results

    (Very sad for poor 15 year old Valieva. I hope that she didn't actually need that heart medicine because she was forced to take the jabs. But either way, she was used. )
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    Inside the Rings: Day 15 of the 2022 Winter Olympics
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    (Ice skating clips start at 1 minute 51 seconds. Youtube videos can be seen in the US by just clicking on the youtube address in these posts.)


    "Day 15 of the 2022 Winter Olympics gave us a memorable pairs free skate, a showdown in the freestyle skiing halfpipe, photo finishes in speed skating and much, much more."
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    Figure skating exhibition gala lights up the ice | Winter Olympics 2022 | NBC Sports
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    (It's nice to see the competitors after the competition is over, and they can relax and just enjoy performing.)
    "The stars of the Olympic figure skating competition cut loose with skates full of energy and beauty to close out their 2022 Winter Olympics, including Alexandra Trusova of Russia."



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    Figure Skating Gold Medalist On Russian Skating Coach: ‘It Was Just Alarming’
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    "NBC News Correspondent Gadi Schwartz, NBC Sports Figure Skating Analyst Scott Hamilton, and Mayo Clinic Anesthesiologist and Expert in Human Performance Kori Schake joined Chris Jansing to discuss yesterday’s Olympic figure skating women’s final, after Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva fell to fourth place in her final performance amid the attention of a highly publicized doping scandal, “the most intense scrutiny and pressure, and controversy imaginable,” Schwartz says. "

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    Nathan Chen pulls off FORBIDDEN BACK FLIP with Keegan Messing at Olympic gala | Winter Olympics 2022
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    "At the Olympic Gala, gold medalist Nathan Chen and Canada's Keegan Messing both pulled off backflips to wow the crowd, even though they are forbidden to do during competition."

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