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Thursday

Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, pictured at the 1995 World Figure Skating Championships in England. They had since worked as coaches at a training club in Boston. Russian authorities confirmed they were on board the American Eagle flight that crashed after a collision near Washington, D.C. Chris Cole/ALLSPORT/Getty Images hide caption

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Tuesday

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva reacts in the women's team free skate program during the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. David J. Phillip/AP hide caption

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Monday

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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Saturday

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

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Thursday

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

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2 Russians medal at the Olympic figure skating final, but not Kamila Valieva

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Tuesday

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

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Valieva takes No. 1 slot in a figure skating event that's clouded by doping saga

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Saturday

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

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Thursday

Tuesday

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

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Monday

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

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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

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Friday

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

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Saturday

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

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Sunday

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

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Tuesday