Russia's Anna Shcherbakova won gold at the Beijing Winter Olympics, but unfortunately she was not happy after winning the gold medal in the women's free skate.
Because teammate K-Po Valieva made a mistake in the competition and fell to fourth place, everyone's attention shifted from the gold medalist to K-Po.
Some people regret K-Bao's mistake, because she is the biggest favorite to win the Beijing Winter Olympics;
Some people think that K Bao took the initiative to give up the right to compete for the gold medal because of the drug test incident, and everyone insisted on their own words, and seemed to forget to celebrate Shcherbakova, you must know that she is on par with K Bao's strength, and she has also worked hard for many years for this Olympic Games.
Speaking at the post-match press conference, Shcherbakova said: "I'm very happy because I happened to do the right thing at the right time and in the right place, and that's an important thing. ”
The York Times reported that Shcherbakova: "On the other hand, I felt empty inside. ”
When Valieva finished her performance, she waved her hand contemptuously and walked down the ice.
When her coach, Eteri Tutberidze, kept asking why she seemed to have given up on her performance, K-Po couldn't help but burst into tears.
This also made the doubts of K-Bao voluntarily give up the game louder and louder, and later the camera caught Shcherbakova sitting alone with a teddy bear in her hand, which was even more distressing.
The "flowering period" of figure skaters is short-lived, and few people can compete for the Olympics three times, and two Olympic Games is the limit, let alone the talented Russian figure skating team.
Two years after the end of the Winter Olympics, the ruling on K-Po also came to an end recently, with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) announcing: "Kamila Valieva has been found to have violated anti-doping rules and has been sentenced to a four-year ban from December 25, 2021." 2021 was the date she collected a positive sample, when 15-year-old Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine, a heart drug that is a banned drug.
After being banned, Valieva gave an updated explanation for the drug test incident.
Valieva claims that after her grandfather, Gennaidy Solovyov, had prepared strawberry dessert that was contaminated, she had eaten the medicated strawberries, which caused the banned trimetazidine to enter her body.
Another explanation proposed by Valieva is that she may have used the glass that her grandfather used to dissolve the medicine, causing herself to take contaminated supplements or medications, or that her food or drink was contaminated.
Whatever the way it was polluted, if it was true, then Valieva was really unlucky.
In fact, there is another reason for K-Bao, which makes it difficult for her to return to the game.
In 2024, the IOCOG will relax Russia's ban and members of delegations will be allowed to compete, but they must be "neutral" in the current war situation, and participants must not have a military background.
And K's great-grandfather was Zinaturin Nasreddin, a well-known World War II veteran who was part of the 2nd Ukrainian Front-Line Infantry Division as a machine gunner, and later assigned to Russia, where his father was a prominent businessman.
Camilla was only 15 years old when she participated in the Winter Olympics, and now she has just turned 18 years old, her style has changed greatly, and the girl with a bright smile and pearl jade has become a beautiful witch with outstanding style.
Camila rarely trains because of her ban, but she has never given up on her passion for figure skating, occasionally competing in exhibition competitions or commercial performances.
In contrast, Shcherbakova, who won the gold medal, and Trusova, who won the silver medal, have a much busier schedule, and the two often come to China to participate in exhibition matches.
No one wants to be the second, and Trusova, who failed to win the gold medal, once cried after the Olympics and said that she hated figure skating, after all, every Russian figure skating national champion has a dream of achieving a Grand Slam.
Among the three Russian babies in the Winter Olympics, Trusova seems to have the shortest "flowering period", she looks more mature than K Bao, who has bright eyes and bright teeth, has become a charming and glamorous goddess.
As the champion, Shcherbakova is undoubtedly the most popular, she has participated in many variety shows in Russia, and also recorded ice dance shows with her sister Medvedeva, and also received many endorsements.
Shcherbakova had been looking forward to Beijing long before the Winter Olympics, and now that Beijing has become the place where her dreams come true, she loves the city even more.
In the cold world of figure skating, there is often a harsh reality behind the glamorous appearance, in which age and health are very fragile and can ruthlessly take everything away.
Judging from the history of Russian figure skaters, frequent participation in ice dance commercial performances may mean that she has to transform.
In the summer of 2023, after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, the 19-year-old said for the first time: "I've dedicated my whole life to training and competing, so it's fun to try something new." ”
This is understood by many to mean that Shcherbakova may have to give up competition and training, and combined with the current situation in Russia, Shcherbakova may be forced to say goodbye to her figure skating career.
**10,000 Fans Incentive Program However, in the past year, Shcherbakova's ice dance performance has been very successful, and she regularly performs ice dance all over the world, especially in China, which she has made after the Winter Olympics her second home.
After the Spring Festival, Shcherbakova also took a calligraphy class in China, wrote dragon characters with the teacher, and experienced a Chinese New Year.
Recently, Shcherbakova also posted a tour of the Palace Museum, and the 19-year-old Shcherbakova has also matured a lot, from an ice princess to an ice queen.
I don't know if Shcherbakova has experienced a favorite ice rink for Beijing children in Houhai or the Summer Palace in Beijing this time, I believe she will like this place very much.
This article was originally edited by Art Rabbit Sports.
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