• The controversy over Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's participation at the 2022 Winter Olympics has led to a renewed push to raise the minimum age requirement for the sport's elite events. | CHANG W. LEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
    The controversy over Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva's participation at the 2022 Winter Olympics has led to a renewed push to raise the minimum age requirement for the sport's elite events. | CHANG W. LEE / THE NEW YORK TIMES
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How young is too young in the crucible of elite international sports?

Officials in figure skating — a sport plagued on the global stage by questions about the mental and physical safety of some of its best and youngest competitors — appear set to address the issue head-on with a new proposal to raise the minimum age from 15 to 17 in its major events, including the Winter Olympics.

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