Author: James Ellingworth
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Olympic champion Yuzura Hanyu wins men’s world figure skating title with remarkable comeback
HELSINKI — Japan’s Yuzuru Hanyu produced a remarkable comeback to win the men’s world figure skating title on Saturday, a key boost to his hopes of retaining his Olympic gold next year. Hanyu was fifth after the short program but produced a world-record free skate score of 223.30 points, landing four quadruple jumps, for a…
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Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva retains women’s world figure gold
HELSINKI — With less than a year to go until the Olympics, figure skating star Evgenia Medvedeva looks unbeatable. On Friday, she didn’t just secure a second consecutive world title, she did it with a new world record and finished 15 points ahead of her closest rival. Unbeaten since November 2015, the 17-year-old Russian is…
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Russia’s Klishina wins appeal, can compete at Rio Olympics
RIO DE JANEIRO — The lone Russian track and field athlete at the Olympics has won her appeal to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games. The Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled early Monday that long jumper Darya Klishina is eligible to take part in Tuesday’s qualifying because she has been based outside of…
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Olympic gold medalists from Russia deny doping claims
MOSCOW — Two Olympic gold medalists from Russia denied doping Friday, a day after they were identified in a newspaper report detailing state-sponsored cheating at the 2014 Sochi Games. Bobsled champion Alexander Zubkov and cross-country skier Alexander Legkov were among the athletes accused of doping by the former head of the Russian national drug-testing laboratory…