Figure Skating

The figure skating mixed team medal ceremony was abandoned by the IOC after Russia’s Kamila Valieva tested positive for a banned substance.

Kremlin hits back after IOC president Thomas Bach calls for investigation into Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva’s team after a ‘chilling’ post-skate exchange.

Beijing Games competitor Sidney Chu and Hong Kong’s first Winter Olympian Christy Ren outline how short-track speedskating would benefit from an international standard ice rink, from grass roots to elite level.

Russia’s Anna Shcherbakova took gold ahead of compatriot Alexandra Trusova and Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto after the free skate.

Debate reopens over age in women’s figure skating and whether young athletes are adequately protected after latest Russian doping saga.

With Hong Kong’s first international-standard ice skating rink still in the works, Hong Kong’s Beijing Winter Olympics chef de mission Karl Kwok targets more cross-border training and ‘snow sports tourism’.

‘New York Times’ report says Valieva’s December positive test showed three types of heart medication, two of them not deemed prohibited.

The 15-year.old recorded the highest score of 82.16 to comfortably send her through to the next round with 24 other skaters

Russian figure skater was cleared by officials to continue competing at the Winter Olympics, and is expected to take part in the women’s singles short programme on Tuesday evening.

The Vancouver 2010 gold medallist says ‘athlete who violates doping cannot compete in the game’, as teenager Valieva continues her Beijing Games campaign despite testing positive for a banned substance.

‘I have two consecutive Olympic gold medals and I will live my life very proud of it,’ says the 27-year-old, who outlined his ankle injury throughout Beijing required painkillers and injections.

The 15-year-old tested positive for a banned substance in December but CAS upheld a temporary lifting of a ban because as a minor, she is a ‘protected person’.

The two-time Olympic champion will address media on Monday, the Japanese Olympic Committee says, as it urges international media and fans to ‘refrain from speculative reporting’ amid swirling rumours.

Fan favourites and good friends Eileen Gu and Su Yiming are back in action for China on Monday, as they look for more medals in Beijing.

Here’s everything you need to know about doping scandal surrounding 15-year-old Russian figure skater, and her hearing with Court of Arbitration for Sport.

While there is no suggestion that Eteri Tutberidze has done anything wrong, the case has brought renewed scrutiny of her notoriously strict methods.