Fellow Russian Olympic Committee skater Anna Shcherbakova took first in the competition instead, and Valieva came in fourth.
, with fellow Russian Olympic Committee skater Anna Shcherbakova taking the top spot instead.
Alexandra Trusova, another member of the ROC, took silver in the competition, while Japan's Kaori Sakamoto took bronze,reported. Trusova broke down in tears and appeared to be stunned at the outcome of the competition, according to theValieva, who is 15 and came in fourth, had been widely favored to win the individual event after she earned the top score in the short program on Tuesday. In addition, she helped lead the ROC figure skating team to gold earlier in the games.
The young skater, whose name has become synonymous with what is likely to be the most prominent doping scandal of the 2022 Beijing games, had a shaky performance during Thursday's long program. She fell twice, stumbled and slipped, earning a score of 141.93 in the free skate, which was added to her short program score of 82.16 for a final tally of 224.09, according toRussian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova won gold Thursday in the women's individual event at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Shcherbakova earned the second-highest free skate score, 175.75, and an overall point tally of 255.95 when combined with her short program score of 80.20. Trusova scored highest in the free skate, with 177.13 points, but it wasn't enough to propel her into first place after scoring 74.60 in the short program, according to theSakamoto ended the women's individual event with a total of 233.13 points after scoring 79.84 in the short program and 153.29 in the long program, theUpdate 2/17/22, 10 a.m. ET: This story has been updated with additional information and background.