The short program of figure skating is the first of two segments of competitions, skated before the free skating program. It lasts, for both senior and junior singles and pair skaters, 2 minutes and 40 seconds. In synchronized skating, for both juniors and seniors, the short program lasts 2 minutes and 50 seconds. Vocal music with lyrics is allowed for all disciplines since the 2014–2015 season. The short program for single skaters and for pair skaters consists of seven required elements, and there are six required elements for synchronized skaters.
Yu-Na Kim performs a Bielmann spin during her short program at the 2011 World Figure Skating Championships
Keauna McLaughlin and Rockne Brubaker perform a death spiral in their short program at the 2008 U.S. Figure Skating Championships
Team Golden Blades perform a circle rotating element during their short program at the qualifiers for the 2010 Finnish Synchronized Skating Championships
Kamila Valieva
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Kamila Valeryevna Valieva is a Russian figure skater. She is the 2021 Rostelecom Cup champion, the 2021 Skate Canada champion, the 2020 Junior World champion, the 2019-20 Junior Grand Prix Final champion and the 2021 Russian national silver medalist.
Valieva at the 2019–20 Junior Grand Prix Final
The president of the IOC, Thomas Bach, supported the request to suspend Valieva from further competition at the Olympics but accepted the CAS decision to allow her to compete due to the rule of law which he states is sacrosanct to preserving the integrity of sports at the Olympics.
Valieva at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup gala