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“No Need To Idealize”: Russian Figure Skater Kamila Valieva Makes a Grim Statement Months After Beijing Olympics Controversy

by admin | Apr 14, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Perhaps the most talked-about Olympian this year would be Kamila Valieva. The Russian figure skater who was deprived of her medal after testing positive for a doping test is actually one of the most talented figure skaters out there. Valieva began her sports journey...

16-Year-Old Olympic Figure Skater Alysa Liu Announces Early Retirement: ‘I’m So Happy’

by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu is ready to give up her skates! Liu announced her early retirement from the sport in an Instagram post on Saturday that featured a photo gallery of moments from throughout her career. “I’m here to announce that I am retiring...

Watch: Figure Skater Kim Ye-lim Throws an Unbelievable First Pitch

by admin | Apr 11, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Opening Day means an abundance of first pitches, but the best first pitch of the day may not have occurred in the United States. Before the start of a SSG Landers game in the KBO League, figure skater Kim Ye-lim threw out the first pitch in style. Ye-lim used her...

March 14 – 20, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Mar 20, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Mikaela Shiffrin who won the World Cup title this week. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to Chinese government who spied on US figure skater Alysa Liu and her father.

U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu, father targeted in Chinese spy case

by admin | Mar 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father, Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were among those targeted in a spying operation that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu said late Wednesday....

Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero fails doping test at Winter Olympics

by admin | Feb 23, 2022 | Representation, SEW

The Spanish figure skater Laura Barquero tested positive for a prohibited substance during the Beijing Winter Olympics, the International Testing Agency said on Tuesday. The ITA said Barquero returned an adverse analytical finding for a metabolite of Clostebol, which...

Feb 14 – Feb 20, Highlights and Lowlights

by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | SEW, Weekly Highlights and Lowlights

👍 This week our highlight goes to Suzanne Schulting who became the first woman to win 4 short track medals in a single Olympics. 👎 This week we give a thumbs down and our lowlight of the week to the Russian figure skating coaches and how they treated their athletes...

Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of Beijing 2022 under wildly contrasting circumstances

by admin | Feb 20, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Eileen Gu and Kamila Valieva became the teenage faces of the Winter Olympics, but their memories of Beijing 2022 are likely to be wildly different. San Francisco native Gu is now a two-time gold-medalist, the Olympics’ youngest ever freestyle skiing champion, a...

NBC’s Mike Tirico delivers harsh monologue on the adults who ‘failed to protect’ Kamila Valieva

by admin | Feb 18, 2022 | Representation, SEW

NBC Olympics host Mike Tirico called on the International Olympic Committee to take action after Russian figure skating coaches “failed to protect” Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old star at the center of a doping scandal that dominated the second half of the Beijing...

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

by admin | Feb 17, 2022 | Representation, SEW

Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova took the gold medal in women’s individual program at the Beijing Winter Olympics, in a competition that took place under the shadow of a positive drug test from her teammate Kamila Valieva. Another skater from the Russian...
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