A new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events was passed Tuesday following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games.
PHUKET, Thailand — No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games.
"This is a very important decision," ISU president Jan Dijkema said."I would say a very historic decision." The change was coming even before figure skating at the Beijing Olympics was dominated by the emotional stress put on the 15-year-old Valieva. She was the favorite to take individual gold, after helping the Russians win the team title, before her positive doping test from December was belatedly revealed during the Olympics.
Olympics 9 memorable moments from the 2022 Winter Olympics However, her main routine was filled with errors and she dropped to fourth place. She was then criticized rink-side by her coach, Eteri Tutberidze.
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