She was then criticized rink-side by her coach, Eteri Tutberidze. However, her main routine was filled with errors and she dropped to fourth place.
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The teenager was allowed to train under intense scrutiny as a Court of Arbitration for Sport hearing was prepared that allowed her to compete pending the full investigation in Russia.
She was the favorite to take individual gold, after helping the Russians win the team title, before her positive doping test from December was belatedly revealed during the Olympics. The change was coming even before figure skating at the Beijing Olympics was dominated by the emotional stress put on the 15-year-old Valieva. Her birthday in July falls days after the July 1 deadline to classify skaters’ ages for the upcoming season, though for the 2026 Olympics she will be 18 and able to compete. It should disrupt the career of top Russian junior Sofia Akateva, who is 14. The ISU said the new rule was “for the sake of protecting the physical and mental health, and emotional well-being of the skaters.” The limit will be phased in with 15-year-olds continuing to be allowed to compete next season, a minimum age of 16 in the 2023-24 season, rising to 17 the season after, which is the last before the Olympics. “This is a very important decision,” ISU president Jan Dijkema said. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.PHUKET, Thailand > No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year’s Beijing Games.Ī new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events was passed Tuesday by the International Skating Union in a 110-16 vote that will raise the minimum age to 17 before the next Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. (SOUNDBITE OF THE FLASHBULB'S "I CAN FEEL IT HUMMING")Ĭopyright © 2021 NPR. It's not ruling out anyone, from Fox News personalities to Trump himself.įor NPR News, I'm Bente Birkeland in Denver. It's a very high standard of care.īIRKELAND: Dominion says more lawsuits are coming. And that has to be - that showing requires the plaintiff to prove that by clear and convincing evidence. STEVE ZANSBERG: It means a knowing falsehood or a statement made with actual, serious subjective doubts as to the truth.
But defamation cases require proof of actual malice, says Steve Zansberg, a First Amendment attorney in Denver who has represented the Colorado Broadcasters Association. Earlier this month, the company filed a related suit against Sidney Powell, another lawyer who worked for the Trump campaign. RUDY GIULIANI: So we're using a foreign company that is owned by Venezuelans who are close to - were close to Chavez, are now close to Maduro, and they are extremely hackable.īIRKELAND: Dominion has no ownership ties to Venezuelan leadership.
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(SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, "LOU DOBBS TONIGHT") Here he is in mid-November in a Fox Business News interview. Giuliani has called the company strange and frightening.
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But he made them on television and online, where they would do maximum damage to Dominion but face minimal scrutiny.īIRKELAND: Dominion provides election equipment and software to 28 states, including swing states like Georgia. Giuliani didn't make those claims in court. TOM CLARE: He knew from the outset, the complaint alleges, that there was no evidence that the election was rigged. He says Giuliani and others pushed a viral disinformation campaign that has destroyed the company's value and endangered its employees. From Colorado Public Radio, Bente Birkeland has more.īENTE BIRKELAND, BYLINE: Denver-based Dominion Voting Systems is seeking $1.3 billion in damages. Rudy Giuliani, President Trump's personal attorney and the former mayor of New York, faces a massive defamation lawsuit for his baseless claims related to the election.
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