1. Kamila Valeryevna Valieva is a Russian figure skater.
51 Facts About Kamila Valieva
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The International Skating Union and World Anti-Doping Agency imposed a four-year ban on Kamila Valieva backdated to 25 December 2021, and disqualified her of all competitive results from that date, including the first-place finishes at the 2022 European Figure Skating Championships and the 2022 Olympic team event.
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Kamila Valieva has set seven world records during her career.
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Kamila Valieva is the first female skater to break the 250-, 260- and 270-point thresholds in the total score, and the first to break the 170- and 180-point thresholds in the free skate.
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Kamila Valieva 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.
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Kamila Valieva was born on 26 April 2006 in Kazan, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
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Kamila Valieva's patronym is the Russian "Valeryevna", but according to relatives her biological father is a Tatar named Ravil, a "military man who now lives in Crimea".
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Kamila Valieva has one pet dog, a Pomeranian named Leva, gifted to her in 2019 by fans.
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Kamila Valieva was enrolled in rhythmic gymnastics, ballet, and figure skating classes at an early age by her mother but was encouraged to focus solely on skating after turning five.
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Kamila Valieva named Nathan Chen as one of the skaters whose technique and ability she admires.
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The program drew the notice of Picasso's granddaughter Diana Widmaier Picasso, who invited Kamila Valieva to visit her in Paris.
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At the competition, Kamila Valieva became the second female skater ever to land a quadruple toe loop in competition.
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Kamila Valieva became the fourth junior lady to score above 200 points under the current GOE system.
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Kamila Valieva attempted two quadruple toe loops in the free skate for the first time, landing one.
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Kamila Valieva entered the final as a co-favorite for the title along with Alysa Liu of the United States.
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At 13 years old, Kamila Valieva was too young to enter the 2020 Russian Championships as a senior in December.
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In early February, Kamila Valieva instead competed at the 2020 Russian Junior Championships, which she won after placing first in both programs ahead of Akatieva and Usacheva.
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Kamila Valieva 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.
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Kamila Valieva placed first in the short program ahead of Lee Hae-in of South Korea and Usacheva, setting a new personal best.
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Kamila Valieva won the title and became the new Junior World Champion, ahead of Usacheva and Liu.
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Kamila Valieva executed a quad toe combination in her free skate.
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Kamila Valieva competed at the second stage of the Russian Cup.
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Kamila Valieva later competed at the fifth stage of the Russian Cup.
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Kamila Valieva placed first, winning the gold medal with one of the highest total scores in Russian domestic competition.
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Kamila Valieva placed second in the free skate with two clean quads landed, and, despite an underrotated triple flip, won the silver medal.
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At her final event of the season, Kamila Valieva participated in the senior Russian Cup Final, winning the short program by a wide margin.
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Kamila Valieva made her international senior debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy.
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Kamila Valieva placed third in the short program after falling on her triple Axel attempt.
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Kamila Valieva skated a clean program in the free skate with three quads and only one minor mistake in her triple Axel.
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Kamila Valieva went on to raise the world records in the free skate and total score.
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On 24 December, Kamila Valieva placed first in the short program at the 2022 Russian Championships, nearly 10 points ahead of Shcherbakova in second place.
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Kamila Valieva 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.
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Kamila Valieva made her European Championships debut in January 2022 in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Kamila Valieva finished first in the short program with a clean skate and apparently extended her world record score by over three points to become the first woman to break the 90-point barrier, which however was rescinded by the Court of Arbitration for Sport in 2024 for a 2021 anti-doping violation.
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Kamila 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.
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Kamila Valieva was chosen for the women's free skate in the team event as well, apparently winning the segment with a program that included two clean quadruple jumps and a triple Axel, albeit with a fall on a second quadruple toe loop attempt.
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Kamila Valieva's score was over 30 points clear of second-place finisher Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.
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The ROC team won the team event, but the medal ceremony was postponed pending an official investigation of filed allegations concerning possible doping, though Kamila Valieva was permitted to compete while the investigation is still in progress.
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In early March 2022, the IOC and ISU banned all figure skaters and officials from Russia and Belarus from attending the World Championships due to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine therefore not allowing Kamila Valieva to participate in the competition in France at the end of March.
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Kamila Valieva was scheduled for the first Grand Prix event, the Golden Skate of Moscow.
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Kamila Valieva then competed at the Grand Prix stage in her hometown, Kazan, and won another gold medal.
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Kamila Valieva then competed at the Russian Championships held in Krasnoyarsk.
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Kamila Valieva won the free skate with a score of 170.71, but still finished second overall behind Sofia Akateva.
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The organization said that "Kamila Valieva had no fault in the positive drug test".
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Ostensibly, a matter of allegations concerning misconduct by Kamila Valieva began on 25 December 2021, when Kamila Valieva submitted a routine urine sample for analysis following her win at the Russian Nationals on 24 December.
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At the time of the doping test, Kamila Valieva had declared taking hypoxen and L-carnitine, both of which are used in Russia supposedly to treat heart conditions or enhance athletic performance.
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However, Kamila Valieva's eligibility has since been rescinded by the ISU, although for an unrelated reason, as all Russian and Belarusian skaters were banned due to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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The matter of the terms of the eligibility of Russian athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics was reported by the Associated Press as allowing 15 Russian 'neutrals' to fully participate apparently allowing for the possibility for Kamila Valieva to participate at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
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On 23 August 2019, at the junior level of the Grand Prix in France, Kamila 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 at competitions under the auspices of the International Skating Union.
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On 12 February 2021, a video appeared on the Internet where Kamila Valieva performed a quadruple Salchow in training with two hands up.
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In February 2022, after the end of the Olympics, Kamila Valieva received the Order of Friendship from President Vladimir Putin.