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Russia's Kamila Valieva stumbles, finishes off podium in women's figure skating final

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(BEIJING) — After making several mistakes, including falling, Russian skater Kamila Valieva missed the podium in the women’s figure skating individual event, amid controversy over her testing positive for a banned drug in December.

Valieva, who placed fourth, was last on the ice. She fell several times and was visibly upset after her performance.

Her teammate, Russian skater Anna Shcherbakova, won the gold medal, earning the highest total score, with 255.95. Russian skater Aleksandra Trusova won the silver medal, with a total score of 251.73 and Japanese skater Kaori Sakamoto won bronze medal with a score of 233.13.

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