Russian Beijing 2022 figure skater Evgeni Semenenko suffered a nasty accident on Saturday when he fell and hit his head on the ice during a show in St. Petersburg. Semenenko was starring in an event held by Winter Olympics gold medalist Evgeni Plushenko and attempted a pull off a four-turn quadruple jump. …
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British commentator Simon Reed, along his broadcast partner Nicky Slater, have been suspended by the International Skating Union (ISU) after Reed was overheard referring to Olympic gold medalist Meagan Duhamel as “that b*tch from Canada” live on air. Slater was overheard laughing at the remark. Reed and Slater were on commentary duty for …
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Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova has been crowned Olympic champion in Beijing, finishing ahead of Alexandra Trusova while teammate and competition favorite Kamila Valieva had to settle for fourth. Shcherbakova, 17, produced a spellbinding free skate routine to amass a points tally of 255.95 across her two performances, giving her …
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The future at the Games of teenage sensation Kamila Valieva, who played a pivotal role in the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) team sealing gold in the team event, remains unclear after the International Testing Agency (ITA) revealed on Friday that the skater tested positive for an illegal, non-performance enhancing heart …
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Skating icon Alexei Yagudin claimed that the Ukrainians snubbed Kamila Valieva, who is competing under the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) banner, by not giving her a standing ovation following her impressive performance in the figure skating Team Event at Beijing 2022 on Sunday. Teenage prodigy Valieva put on a spellbinding short …
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Having already registered a world-record score for her short program on Friday, Valieva followed that with a tally of 185.29 points for her free skate on Saturday at the Iceberg Skating Palace – breaking her own previous record of 180.89 set in Canada earlier this season. That put the 15-year-old …
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Despite suffering a slip on the take-off for her quad Lutz, the world champion hit back to record a a quad flip and seven triple jumps including triple-triple combinations. The 17-year-old admitted the incident had unsettled her before she eventually saw off compatriot Alena Kostornaia, scoring a total of 229.69 points to win …
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The warning about a brewing Maidan-style coup in Tblisi came on Saturday from Georgia’s State Security Service. It said supporters of the former president have planned disruptive protests in the capital starting this weekend. The protesters will allegedly block government buildings, major roads, and the prison in which Saakashvili is …
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Reports in the Russian media last week claimed the unsavory spat had broken out when Zagitova was attending a KHL clash between AK Bars and Metallurg in the city of Kazan. According to accounts widely shared from local journalist Rustam Imamov, the 19-year-old figure skating queen had been angered by …
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In her not-yet-published memoirs, Stephanie Grisham claims that Fiona Hill, former Senior Director for Europe and Russia of the National Security Council, observed Putin’s subtle attempt to throw Trump off guard. “As the meeting began, Fiona Hill leaned over and asked me if I had noticed Putin’s translator, who was …
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