Russian ladies, Hanyu in Japan chasing Winter Olympic berths
Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva performs in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva performs in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Nov. 27, 2021 01:58 PM EST
Russia's Maiia Khromykh performs in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia's Maiia Khromykh performs in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Nov. 27, 2021 03:32 PM EST
Russia's Kamila Valieva, right, with her coach Eteri Tutberidze after performing in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Russia's Kamila Valieva, right, with her coach Eteri Tutberidze after performing in the ladies free skating program during the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Nov. 27, 2021 01:51 PM EST
An athlete warms up during women's short program competition of Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

An athlete warms up during women's short program competition of Japan Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Dec. 23, 2021 04:15 AM EST