Nakai rode her opening triple axel to a career-best 78.71 points in her short program at the Milan Cortina Olympics, while three-time world champion Sakamoto — the reigning Winter Games bronze medalist — was right behind with 77.23 as she chases down about the only gold medal she has yet to win. But Pedrosian, who is coached by the controversial Eteri Tutberidze, was vetted and cleared by the International Olympic Committee of any ties to the military or the war, allowing her to take part and win a qualifying event in Japan. “I mean just the fact that my family and friends are here and the fact that it’s not COVID and the fact that I am here with programs that I love and I’m proud of enough to like, show people and like, rep and, like, I love my dresses a lot.
Author: HuffPost
Published at: 2026-02-17 23:02:49
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