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Kamila Valieva
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Full nameKamila Valeryevna Valieva
Native nameКамила Валерьевна Валиева (Russian)
Born (2006-04-26) 26 April 2006 (age 18)
Kazan, Russia
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Figure skating career
Country Russia
Coach
Skating clubSambo 70
Began skating2009
Medal record
Figure skating: Women's singles
Representing  ROC
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Team*
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tallinn Women's singles
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tallinn Women's singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold medal – first place 2019–20 Torino Women's singles

Kamila Valeryevna Valieva (Template:Lang-ru; Template:Lang-tt[1]; born 26 April 2006) is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2022 European champion, 2021 Rostelecom Cup champion, 2021 Skate Canada International champion, 2022 Russian national champion, and 2021 Russian National silver medalist. She is also a 2022 Olympic champion in the team event. Her competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics sparked controversy after it was confirmed that she had tested positive for trimetazidine, which is banned in sports competition for increasing endurance, and two other drugs which are not banned.[2][3] The anti-doping case opened as a result of the positive drug test will decide whether Valieva will be awarded for any medal performances at the Beijing Olympics.[4][5]

Valieva is the current world record holder for the women's short program, free skating and total scores. She has set nine world records during her career. She is the first female skater to break the 250-, 260- and 270-point thresholds in the total score (all within one season), the first to break the 170- and 180-point thresholds in the free skate, and the first to break the 90-point threshold in the short program. She is the second woman to land the quadruple toe loop after training partner and teammate Alexandra Trusova, the fourth woman to land a quadruple jump of any kind, the 16th woman to land a triple Axel, and the third woman to land a triple Axel and quadruple jump in the same program after Alysa Liu and training partner and teammate Sofia Akateva.

Personal life

Valieva and her dog, a Pomeranian named Lëva

Valieva was born on 26 April 2006 in Kazan, Russia. She is of Volga Tatar ethnicity.[1] She has one pet dog, a Pomeranian named Lëva (Lyova),[6] gifted to her in 2019 by fans. Valieva was enrolled in gymnastics, ballet, and figure skating classes at an early age by her mother but encouraged to focus solely on skating after turning five.[7] She named Nathan Chen as one of the skaters whose technique and ability she admires.[8] In an interview showcased at the ISU Skating Awards 2021, Valieva hopes to become a psychologist after retiring from figure skating.[9] Along with her teammate Alexandra Trusova, she prefers to use white Edea skating boots with silver blades in competition.[10]

Career

Early career

Valieva began skating in 2009 in RSDUSSHOR in Kazan. She was first coached by Ksenia Ivanova, followed by Marina Kudriavtseva and Igor Lyutikov, and Natalia Dubinskaya.[11] When she turned six, she moved to Moscow to train at SSHOR Moskvich. In the spring of 2018, Valieva decided to switch skating clubs to Sambo-70, where Eteri Tutberidze decided to allow Valieva to join her group.[7]

In the 2018–19 season, prior to her international debut, recordings of Valieva's short program, set to Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt and inspired by Pablo Picasso's painting Girl on a Ball, received worldwide attention. Tutberidze described it as her favorite program of the year.[7] The program also drew the notice of Picasso's granddaughter Diana Widmaier Picasso, who invited Valieva to visit her in Paris.[7] Among other victories that season, she won the Russian Younger Age Championships ahead of training mates Sofia Akatieva and Sofia Samodelkina.[12] It was later announced that Valieva would keep her short program for her international debut in the upcoming season.

2019–2020 season: Junior World champion

Valieva at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final

Valieva's international debut came in late August 2019 at a Junior Grand Prix competition in Courchevel, France. Ranked third in the short program and first in the free skate, she won the gold medal ahead of Wi Seo-yeong of South Korea and teammate and training partner Maiia Khromykh.[13] At the competition, Valieva became the second female skater ever to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.[14] Her total score at the event was the fourth highest score achieved by a ladies' single skater at the junior level, behind teammates Alexandra Trusova, Anna Shcherbakova, and Alena Kostornaia. Valieva also became the fourth junior lady to score above 200 points under the current GOE (Grade of Execution) system.[15]

One month later, at the 2020 JGP Russia, she placed first in both programs with personal best scores to take the title ahead of compatriots Ksenia Sinitsyna and Viktoria Vasilieva.[16] She attempted two quadruple toe loops in the free skate for the first time, landing one.[17] With two gold medals, she qualified in first place to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy.[18]

Prior to the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final in December, a minor injury prevented Valieva from training the quadruple toe loop jump. She entered the final as a co-favorite for the title along with Alysa Liu of the United States. After placing fourth in the short program, Valieva delivered a clean free skate to take the title ahead of Liu, who dropped from first place in the short program after under-rotating a triple Axel and both of her quad Lutzes, and training mate Daria Usacheva.[19]

At 13 years old, Valieva was too young to enter the 2020 Russian Championships as a senior in December. In early February, Valieva instead competed at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships, which she won after placing first in both programs ahead of Akatieva and Usacheva.[20] She once again included two quadruple toe loop jumps in her free skate, after recovering from her previous injury, stepping out on one and landing another in combination with a double toe loop.[21] After the competition, she was named to the Russian team for the 2020 World Junior Championships along with teammates Usacheva, who placed third, and Khromykh, who placed fifth; silver medalist Akatieva and fourth-place finisher Sofia Samodelkina were too young to be eligible.[22]

The 2020 World Junior Championships were again seen by many as a showdown between Valieva and Liu, who had recently defended her title at the senior-level 2020 U.S. Championships. Valieva placed first in the short program ahead of Lee Hae-in of South Korea and Usacheva, setting a new personal best. Her score of 74.92 points was the second highest short program score ever for a junior lady, only behind Kostornaia's short program at the 2018–19 Junior Grand Prix Final.[23] In the free skate, she performed similarly to the Russian Junior Championships, stepping out on her opening quadruple toe loop and landing all other jumps cleanly, including a second quadruple toe loop in combination. She won the title and became the new Junior World Champion, ahead of Usacheva and Liu. Valieva remarked afterward that "there was a little mistake on the toe loop, but basically I am pleased with my performance."[24]

2020–2021 season

Valieva skating her short program at the 2021 Russian Cup Final

Valieva skated at the 2020 Russian test skates in Moscow, showcasing her new programs for the 2020–21 season. She executed a quad toe combination in her free skate.[25] She competed at the second stage of the Russian Cup. There, she skated cleanly, placing first in the short program but third in the free skate due to several unexpected mistakes. She won the silver medal.[25] She later competed at the fifth stage of the Russian Cup. There, she placed first in the short program, with one step out on a triple Axel attempt. In the free skate, she also placed first, completing two quadruple toe loops (one in combination) and with only one mistake on a triple Lutz. She placed first, winning the gold medal with one of the highest total scores in Russian domestic competition.[26]

Making her senior Russian Championships debut, Valieva placed second in the short program despite falling on her triple Axel.[27] She also placed second in the free skate with two clean quads landed, and, despite an underrotated triple flip, won the silver medal.[28]

Following the national championships, Valieva participated in the 2021 Channel One Trophy, a televised team competition organized in lieu of the cancelled European Championships. Selected to the Red Machine team by captain Alina Zagitova, Valieva won both the short program and free skates, helping her team win the trophy.[29][30] At her final event of the season, Valieva participated in the senior Russian Cup Final, winning the short program by a wide margin.[31] In the free skate, she attempted a quadruple Salchow in competition for the first time but fell and made additional errors on both quad toe loop attempts. As a result, she finished third in the segment; however, the strength of her short program score allowed her to win the overall event by 2.04 points over teammate Maiia Khromykh.[32]

2021–2022 season: Beijing Olympics

Valieva made her international senior debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. She placed third in the short program after falling on her triple Axel attempt. In her free skate, she landed three quad jumps, recording a world record score of 174.31 points, also setting a new world record for total points (249.24).[33]

Making her senior Grand Prix debut at the 2021 Skate Canada International, Valieva won the short program with a new personal best score of 84.19, 2.95 points ahead of Elizaveta Tuktamysheva in second place. In the free skate, she skated a clean program with three quads and only one minor mistake in her triple Axel. Once again, she set a new world record for the women's free skate (180.89) and total score (265.08).[34] Valieva's second assignment of the season was the 2021 Rostelecom Cup, held this year at Sochi's Iceberg Skating Palace, the host venue for skating events at the 2014 Winter Olympics, instead of in Moscow as usual. In the short program, she scored 87.42 points, breaking Alena Kostornaia's previous world record of 85.45. She went on to raise the world records in the free skate (185.29) and total score (272.71). Her score was higher than that of the men's event winner, fellow Sambo-70 skater Morisi Kvitelashvili of Georgia, despite men's Program Component Score (PCS) being scaled 20% points higher.[35] Valieva's results qualified her to the Grand Prix Final, which was subsequently cancelled due to travel and gathering restrictions prompted by the spread of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 during the COVID-19 pandemic.[36]

On 24 December, Valieva placed first in the short program at the 2022 Russian Championships, nearly 10 points ahead of Shcherbakova in second place. She scored 193.10 for her free skate, with a gold medal-winning score of 283.48 points, nearly 35 points ahead of silver medalist Alexandra Trusova. She remarked afterward, "I did almost my maximum."[37] As national champion, she was guaranteed a berth on the Russian Olympic team.[38] Valieva made her European Championships debut in January 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia. She finished first in the short program with a clean skate and extended her world record score by over three points to become the first woman to break the 90-point barrier.[39] In the free skate, Valieva fell on her triple Axel attempt for the second time in competition this season, but skated the rest of her program cleanly to narrowly win the segment over teammates Shcherbakova and Trusova and take the European title.[40] On 20 January, she was officially named to the Russian Olympic team.[41]

Selected as the Russian entry in the women's segments of the Olympic team event, Valieva began the 2022 Winter Olympics with a first-place finish in the short program with a clean triple Axel, scoring near her own world record. Valieva placed four ordinals above American skater Karen Chen, moving the Russian team into first place in the competition at the end of the short program segments.[42] She was chosen for the women's free skate in the team event as well, winning the segment with a program that included two clean quadruple jumps (Salchow and toe loop) and a triple Axel, albeit with a fall on a second quadruple toe loop attempt. Her score was over 30 points clear of second-place finisher Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.[43] Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympic Games.[44] The ROC team won the team event, but medal ceremony was postponed indefinitely pending official investigation of filed allegations concerning possible doping, though Valieva was given permission to compete while the investigation is still in progress. In competition during the short program on 15 February, Valieva placed first ahead of teammate Shcherbakova in spite of faltering during a triple axel though not falling.[45]

Official probe into allegations of doping and misconduct

Ostensibly, a matter of allegations concerning misconduct by Valieva started on 25 December 2021 when Valieva submitted a routine urine sample for analysis following her win at the Russian Nationals on 24 December. The normal testing time for the sample of 20 days lapsed, apparently due to COVID-19 related backlogs at the testing laboratory, but eventually the positive test results concerning doping were forwarded for evaluation in February 2022 after the Beijing Olympics had started and the figure skating Team event had already been completed.[46][47]

The medal ceremony for the team event, where the ROC won gold, originally scheduled for 8 February, was delayed over what International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams described as a situation that required "legal consultation" with the International Skating Union.[48] Several media outlets reported on 9 February that the issue was over a positive test for trimetazidine by Valieva,[49][50] which was officially confirmed on 11 February.[51] Valieva's sample in question was taken by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) at the 2022 Russian Figure Skating Championships on 25 December 2021. On 8 February 2022, the urine sample tested positive for traces of the banned substance trimetazidine but the sample was not analyzed at the Doping Control Laboratory at Karolinska University Hospital [52] a World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-accredited lab in Stockholm where it was sent for testing until 8 February, one day after the team event concluded.[53]

Valieva was given a provisional suspension after her positive result, but upon appeal, she was cleared by RUSADA's independent Disciplinary Anti-Doping Committee (DAC) on 9 February, just a day after receiving the provisional suspension.[54] Following formal appeals lodged by the IOC, the International Skating Union (ISU), and WADA to review RUSADA DAC's decision, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) heard the case on 13 February, and removal of her provisional suspension was upheld on 14 February, ahead of her scheduled appearance in the women's singles event beginning 15 February.[55][56] Due to Valieva being a minor at the time, as well as being classified as a "protected person" under WADA guidelines, RUSADA and the IOC announced on 12 February that they would broaden the scope of their respective investigations to include members of her entourage (e.g. coaches, team doctors, etc.).[57]

On 14 February, the CAS declined to reinstate Valieva's provisional suspension and ruled that she would be allowed to compete in the women’s singles event. The CAS decided that preventing her from competing "would cause her irreparable harm in the circumstances", while noting that any medals won by Valieva at the Beijing Olympics would be withheld pending the results of the continuing investigation into her doping violation. The accommodating decision from the court, still subject to further and on-going investigation, was made on three grounds: Due to her age, she is a "Protected Person" as per WADA Code, subject to different rules than adult athletes; she "did not test positive during the Olympic Games in Beijing"; and "There were serious issues of untimely notification of the results, ... which impinged upon the Athlete’s ability to establish certain legal requirements for her benefit".[58][59] The IOC announced that the team event medal ceremony, as well as the women's singles flower ceremony and medal ceremony if Valieva were to medal, would not take place until the investigation is over, and there is a concrete decision whether to strip Valieva and the ROC of their medals.

On 15 February, after competing in the Women's Short Program, The New York Times received documents that Valieva's sample tested positive for two other drugs: hypoxen and L-carnitine, which are not on the banned list. The combination of these drugs with trimetazidine has been called a "trifecta of substances" which "seem to be aimed at increasing endurance, reducing fatigue and promoting greater efficiency in using oxygen" by Travis Tygart, the chief executive of the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Valieva's mother testified to the CAS hearing that Valieva takes hypoxen because of heart "variations".[60] At the time of the test, Valieva had declared taking hypoxen and L-carnitine, which are used in Russia supposedly to treat heart conditions or enhance athletic performance.[61] Neither of these agents has scientific evidence of efficacy to improve cardiovascular function in athletes.[3]

To allow for the possibility that Valieva's results may be disqualified, the IOC asked the ISU to expand the qualifying field for the women's singles free skating by one to 25, contingent upon Valieva being one of the top 24 skaters after the short program.[62] According to an IOC representative, Valieva has argued at her hearing on 13 February that the positive test result was 'due to contamination with [her] grandad's medicine'.[63]

Skating technique

Nicknamed "Miss Perfect", many judges regard Valieva as the greatest female skater in history.[64] On 23 August 2019, at the junior level of the Grand Prix in France, Valieva performed a quadruple toe loop with a positive "GOE", which made her the second woman to perform this jump in the history of figure skating (after Alexandra Trusova) at competitions under the auspices of the International Skating Union.[65][66] On 18 October 2020, a video appeared on the Internet where she performed a triple Axel with complication in training with two hands up.[67][68] On 5 December 2020, she cleanly performed the triple Axel in the short program at the stage of the Russian Cup in Moscow. On 12 February 2021, a video appeared on the Internet where Valieva performed a quadruple Salchow in training with two hands up.[69] In 2022, Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at the Olympic Games, with former German figure skater and two-time Olympic champion Katarina Witt calling her "a child prodigy, whose highly difficult performances and grace enchanted the whole world at only 15."[70]

Programs

Valieva at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup gala
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2021–2022
[71]
  • Shutting Down Grace's Lab
    (from Avatar)
    choreo. by Daniil Gleikhengauz
2020–2021
[72]
2019–2020
[73]

Girl on a Ball

2018–2019

Girl on a Ball

Girl on a Ball

World records and achievements

Senior world record scores

Valieva has set eight world record scores.

Women's combined total records
Date Score Event Note
27 November 2021 272.71 2021 Rostelecom Cup Current world record. Valieva became the first woman to break the 270 points barrier for the total score.
30 October 2021 265.08 2021 Skate Canada Valieva became the first woman to break the 250 and 260 points barrier for the total score.
10 October 2021 249.24 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy She broke the previous record held by Alena Kostornaia by about 2 points.
Women's short program
Date Score Event Note
13 January 2022 90.45 2022 Europeans Current world record. Broke her own record set at the 2021 Rostelecom Cup by over three points.
26 November 2021 87.42 2021 Rostelecom Cup Broke previous record held by Alena Kostornaia by about 2 points.
Women`s free skating records
Date Score Event Note
27 November 2021 185.29 2021 Rostelecom Cup Current world record.
29 October 2021 180.89 2021 Skate Canada Valieva became the first woman to surpass the 180 points barrier in the free skate.
10 October 2021 174.31 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy She broke the previous record held by Alexandra Trusova by about 8 points and became the first woman to surpass the 170 points barrier in the free skate.

Junior world record scores

Valieva has set two junior world record scores under the +5 / -5 GOE (Grade of Execution) system.

Junior ladies' combined total records
Date Score Event Note
7 March 2020 227.30 2020 World Junior Championships Broken by Sofia Akateva on 18 September 2021.
Junior ladies' free skating records
Date Score Event Note
7 March 2020 152.38 2020 World Junior Championships Broken by Sofia Akateva on 18 September 2021.

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

International[78]
Event 19–20 20–21 21–22
Olympics TBD
Europeans 1st
GP Final C
GP Rostelecom 1st
GP Skate Canada 1st
CS Finlandia 1st
International: Junior[79]
Junior Worlds 1st
JGP Final 1st
JGP France 1st
JGP Russia 1st
National[79]
Russian Champ. 2nd 1st
Russian Junior 1st
Russian Cup (Final) 1st
Team events
Olympics 1st T
1st P
Channel One Trophy 1st T
1st P
TBD = Assigned;
T = Team result; P = Personal result.
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

Senior level

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Personal bests are italicized. Current world record scores are bold and italicized. Previous world records highlighted in bold.

2021–22 season
Date Event SP FS Total Details
15–17 February 2022 2022 Winter Olympics 1
82.16

TBD

TBD
Details
4–7 February 2022 2022 Winter Olympics – Team event 1
90.18
1
178.92
1T Details
13–15 January 2022 2022 European Championships 1
90.45
1
168.61
1
259.06
Details
21–26 December 2021 2022 Russian Championships 1
90.38
1
193.10
1
283.48
Details
26–28 November 2021 2021 Rostelecom Cup 1
87.42
1
185.29
1
272.71
Details
29–31 October 2021 2021 Skate Canada International 1
84.19
1
180.89
1
265.08
Details
7–10 October 2021 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 3
74.93
1
174.31
1
249.24
Details

Junior level

Valieva at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final

Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships. Previous junior world record scores highlighted in bold.

2020–21 season
Date Event SP FS Total Details
26 February–2 March 2021 2021 Russian Cup Final
1
88.71
3
149.29
1
238.00
Details
5–7 February 2021 2021 Channel One Trophy 1
90.25
1
179.19
1T/1P
269.44
23–27 December 2020 2021 Russian Championships 2
79.99
2
174.02
2
254.01
Details
5–8 December 2020 2020 Cup of Russia Series, 5th Stage
1
86.20
1
168.66
1
254.8
Details
10–13 October 2020 2020 Cup of Russia Series, 2nd Stage
1
85.10
3
148.60
2
233.70
Details
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total Details
2–8 March 2020 2020 World Junior Championships 1
74.92
1
152.38
1
227.30
Details
4–8 February 2020 2020 Russian Junior Championships 1
78.50
1
159.67
1
238.17
Details
5–8 December 2019 2019–20 JGP Final 4
69.02
1
138.45
1
207.47
Details
11–14 September 2019 2019 JGP Russia 1
73.56
1
148.39
1
221.95
Details
21–24 August 2019 2019 JGP France 3
62.31
1
138.40
1
200.71
Details

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World Record Holders
Preceded by Ladies' Free Skating
10 October 2021 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Ladies' Short Program
26 November 2021 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Ladies' Total Score
10 October 2021 –
Succeeded by
Incumbent
World Junior Record Holders
Preceded by Ladies' Junior Free Skating
7 March 2020 – 18 September 2021
Succeeded by
Preceded by Ladies' Junior Total Score
7 March 2020 – 18 September 2021
Succeeded by

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