The first stage of the Russian Grand Prix in figure skating ended at the Megasport Sports Palace in Moscow on Sunday. Its main event was the victorious return to the competitive ice of the champion of the team tournament of the 2022 Olympics Kamila Valieva.
On Friday evening, right before the short program, the Russian anti-doping agency RUSADA threw in a news story saying that they were not going to disclose any information, including the final verdict, in the case of Valieva's positive doping test, which has not yet taken place the awards ceremony winners of the team tournament of the Olympic Games in Beijing.
Valieva and the coaching staff of Eteri Tutberidze dedicated her to the events at the 2022 Games - and at the test skates, due to surging experiences, the athlete burst into tears almost before it started.
But even without the "trixel" with a clean skate, Valieva received a score of 80 points, which allowed her to significantly outperform her main rival in this tournament, her groupmate Sofya Akatieva, who entered this element, but made a mistake in the short program.
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