Russian Olympics Committee figure skater Kamila Valieva, 15, failed to medal in her free skate on February.
17, with a few disastrous falls, and U.S. Figure Skater Adam Rippon is responding to the mess. “What a s–t show omg,” he wrote on Twitter following the news on Thursday.
Adam has openly expressed his chagrin for the Russian skater ever since she was granted approval to continue to compete in the Olympics after testing positive for a banned substance.
Adam wasn’t the only one who had a comment on the situation. Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir were also quick to comment when the Russian skater failed to medal and finished fourth in her performance. “There will be a gold, silver, and a bronze medal in the women’s event in Beijing,” co-commentator Terry Gannon said, to which Johnny responded, “Thank god.” Tara chimed in to say, “Thank goodness for all the other medalists to have that moment, and to have done it cleanly.” If Kamila had earned her medal, there still would have not been a podium ceremony due to her doping scandal.
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