{"id":1211,"date":"2026-05-07T15:27:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=1211"},"modified":"2026-05-07T15:27:44","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T15:27:44","slug":"figure-skating-kamila-valieva-takes-lead-after-short-program-kaori-sakamoto-in-third-with-strong-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edmpackz.com\/?p=1211","title":{"rendered":"FIGURE SKATING | Kamila Valieva Takes Lead After Short Program; Kaori Sakamoto in Third With Strong Performance \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Valieva, the world junior champion in 2020, earned level fours for her spins and step sequence. She wept as she finished her program and again when she came off the ice.<\/div>\n
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Embattled Russian Olympic Committee star Kamila Valieva is in the lead after the women\u2019s short program on Tuesday night, February 15 at Capital Indoor Stadium, despite what for her was a below-average performance.<\/p>\n

Valieva, who was only cleared to participate on Monday after prevailing in a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport over a doping violation, is on top with a score of 82.16 points.<\/p>\n

World champion Anna Shcherbakova, Valieva\u2019s teammate, is in second place with 80.20, while Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto is third at 79.84 after a stellar showing.<\/p>\n

Alexandra Trusova, a two-time world junior champion and another teammate of Valieva, is fourth on 74.60, while Wakaba Higuchi stands in fifth at 73.51.<\/p>\n

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