Kamila Valieva of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Olympic Committee's trio of Kamila Valieva, Anna Shcherbakova and Alexandra Trusova occupied three positions of top four after Tuesday's short program at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games, while China's Zhu Yi finished the 27th to miss the women's free skate in two days.
Shcherbakova, the current world champion, was second on a margin less than two points, and Japan's Kaori Sakamoto third on 79.84.
Kamila Valieva of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Kamila Valieva of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Kamila Valieva of ROC reacts after her performance during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Kamila Valieva of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Kamila Valieva of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Kamila Valieva of ROC reacts after her performance during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Kamila Valieva of ROC reacts after her performance during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Anna Shcherbakova of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Anna Shcherbakova of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Anna Shcherbakova of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Anna Shcherbakova of ROC performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Sakamoto Kaori of Japan performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Sakamoto Kaori of Japan performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Sakamoto Kaori of Japan performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Sakamoto Kaori of Japan performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Yuwei)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Xue Yuge)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
Zhu Yi of China performs during the figure skating women single skating short program at Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Ma Ning)■
