The controversial women’s figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics came to a close Thursday. Russian skater Kamila Valieva, who tested positive for banned heart drug trimetazidine in December but was cleared to skate Monday by the Court of Arbitration for Sport, finished off the podium — despite earning the top score in the short program — after a mistake-laden free skate.
Valieva finished fourth. Americans Mariah Bell, Alysa Liu and Karen Chen were also in the field. Liu (total score of 208.95) and Bell (total score of 202.30) both finished in the top 10, earning seventh and tenth place respectively.
Earlier in the Olympic action, if you’re a fan of Team USA — or just a fan of watching the world’s best — Wednesday night (Eastern time) was tough to watch. Canada beat the United States in women’s hockey, and after a promising start in the combined, Mikaela Shiffrin…
