Russian teenager Kamila Valieva shocked the figure skating world by stumbling into fourth place in the women's single event on Thursday, ensuring the Olympic medal ceremony could go ahead at the Beijing Games.
Her compatriot Anna Shcherbakova took gold with a total score of 255.95. Fellow Russian Alexandra Trusova was second at 251.73 and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto came third with 233.13. Valieva finished with a total of 224.09.
Valieva was hoping to shut out the doping scandal and legal arguments to deliver the performance of a lifetime to Ravel's "Bolero", which she has given a new lease of life. Fellow 17-year-old Shcherbakova's free skate was not as powerful, but the world champion skated with accuracy as she landed two quads early in her programme.
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