Although the Russian Olympic Committee swept the gold and silver medals in the women's singles in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics, it is attracting attention not with a festive atmosphere, but rather with a tumultuous and drama-like atmosphere.



Anna Sherbakova (255.95 points) and Alexandre Trusova (251.73 points) took the gold and silver medals side by side, while Japan's Kaori Sakamoto (233.13 points) took the bronze medal.



Camila Balieva, who was pointed out as a strong contender for the championship, but was engulfed in a 'doping scandal', fell three times in the jump and stayed in fourth place with a score of 224.09.



After her performance, Balieva put on a disappointed look on her face and she burst into tears before the score even came out.



Balieva wasn't the only one in her despair.



After confirming her own final standings, her silver medalist Trusova sparked her 'finger language' controversy on her podium, following her sobbing remarks hinting at her retirement.



Trusova became the first Olympic woman to land without falling over five or quadruple (four turns) jumps in her free skating.




Trusova, who finished fourth in the short program, moved up the ranks by taking first place in the free skating score.



In the short program, Trusova fell on a triple accelerator jump and was judged under rotated (when the number of rotations of the jump is less than 90 degrees or more and less than 180 degrees) It was only 74.60 points.



In free skating, attention was paid to the first quadruple flip, and in the triple toe loop connected to the quadruple toe loop, the performance score (GOE) was reduced due to a landing mistake.



He was then awarded a quarter landing on the quadruple luts (when the jump revs were insufficient at 90 degrees), but was rated as one of the best free skating he has ever shown.



However, Trusova lost the gold medal by 4.22 points behind Sherbakova on the total score and took the silver medal.




After confirming the final standings, Trusova pushed coach Getteri Tutverize and screamed, "I will never try again in the Olympics."



"Everyone has gold medals except for me," Trusova said. "I hate skating. I really hate it. I hate this sport. I will never skate again. Never," he cried, crying, "It's impossible now. So I can't." I did.



Coach Tutverize tried to read more, but to no avail, Trusova's words were displayed on the TV screen.



Trusova, who was dissatisfied with not being able to participate in the team event, seemed to explode when she failed to win a gold medal in the individual event.



Afterwards, Trusova sparked another controversy at the awards ceremony when she raised her middle finger while holding a doll.



"I haven't won a major in three years," Trusova said at the official press conference that followed. "I always worked towards my goal. I always added more quadruple jumps." "I thought it was, but that didn't happen, so I was upset," he said.



Trusova is the only female athlete in the world to officially successfully complete four quadruple jumps (lutz, flip, salcho, and toe loop), graduating her junior world championships, but since her senior stage debut in 2019. did not reach the top.



Last year she won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Stockholm, and her bronze medal was her best performance at the European Championships in 2020 and 2022 as well.



When asked, 'Why did you cry?', Trusova answered, "I just wanted to do that. That's why I cried." "I spent three weeks without a mother or a dog. That's why I cried."



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