Russia's Kamila Valieva reacts after competing in the women's free skate on Feb. 17. A doping scandal dominated headlines around figure skating. Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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Team USA's silver medalists pose during the flower ceremony of the figure skating team event last week. They had asked to have the medal ceremony before they leave Beijing. Sebastien Bozon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Russia's Anna Shcherbakova won gold in the women's free skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva
Kamila Valieva of Team ROC skates during the women's short program at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 15, 2022 in Beijing, China. Justin Setterfield/Getty Images hide caption
Valieva takes No. 1 slot in a figure skating event that's clouded by doping saga
Mariah Bell of Team United States talks with coach and former Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon during a practice session ahead of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games on Feb. 1, 2022. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption
Nathan Chen won gold with his men's single skate program at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption
USA's Nathan Chen competes in the men's single skating short program of the figure skating event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Wang Zhao/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Denis Margalik of Argentina skates in the Men's Short program during day 3 of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships 2016 at TD Garden. Maddie Meyer/Getty Images hide caption
Vincent Zhou won a silver medal in the figure skating team event. But he's been knocked out of the competition for a men's individual medal after twice testing positive for COVID-19. Matthew Stockman/Getty Images hide caption
Nathan Chen of the United States wraps his performance in the men's single skating short program team event during the 2022 Winter Olympics at Capital Indoor Stadium on Friday. Elsa/Getty Images hide caption
French Ice Skating Federation (FFSG) president Didier Gailhaguet speaks to the media during a press conference in Paris on Wednesday. Francois Mori/AP hide caption
French Skating Chief Resigns Amid Sexual Abuse Scandal
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Gold medalist figure skater Alina Zagitova, who competed as an Olympic athlete from Russia, heard the Olympic anthem as she stood on the podium for her medal ceremony. Eric Gaillard/Reuters hide caption
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada perform during the ice dance free program. Paul Chiasson/AP hide caption
Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France skated through a wardrobe malfunction during the short dance program. Jean Catuffe/Getty Images hide caption
North Korea's Ryom Tae Ok (left) and Kim Ju Sik compete in the pair skating short program of the figure skating event during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday. Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images hide caption