No 15-year-old figure skaters will be allowed to compete at the 2026 Olympics following the controversy surrounding Russian national champion Kamila Valieva at this year's Beijing Games. A new age limit for figure skaters at senior international events was passed Tuesday by the International Skating Union in a 110-16 vote that will raise the minimum age to 17 before the next Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. WATCH: Canadians Browning, Osmond on raising minimum age:Kurt Browning on why raising figure skating's minimum age was the right call Duration 0:30 Canadian figure skater and 4x world medallist Kurt Browning gives his take on the ISU changing the minimum age for senior skaters from 15 to 17 years old. Kaetlyn Osmond's thoughts on ISU raising figure skating minimum age to 17 Duration 0:33 Olympic and world medallist Kaetlyn Osmond talks about her experience as a young skater and why she supports the ISU raising the minimum age for senior skaters. The change was coming even before figure skating at the Beijing Olympics was dominated by the emotional stress put on the 15-year-old Valieva.

Source: CBC News June 07, 2022 20:37 UTC