PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 23 -- Teenage figure skater Alina Zagitova won Russia's first gold at the PyeongChang Winter Games as she took women's singles gold medal, but the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) took a blow by the second doping case at the Games on Friday.
The 15-year-old Zagitova, who led the field after a record-setting short program on Wednesday, edged past her compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva with a flawless free skate for the gold. Her total points were 239.57, her personal best.
Four years ago in Sochi, Russia's Adelina Sotnikova won the country's first Olympic gold in the event.
Four years later, Russia's strength discipline is apparently growing as two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedva, 18, scored 238.268 points to win the silver medal. Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond settled for the bronze with 231.02 points.
"I would give me a four with a little plus (out of five) for my performance, because I didn't do the first jump combination (triple Lutz-triple loop), but I did it later. I proved one more time to myself that I can change my jump elements during the program," said Zagitova.
"When I saw the score, I was surprised and it was a nice surprise. I am glad that I was able to deal with my nervousness, go out there and skate my programme calmly," she added.
But the Russian delegation was hit by another doping case when its women's bobsleigh team member Nadezhda Sergeeva was revealed to have failed a test.
It's Russia's second case after curler Alexander Krushelnitsky has been found guilty of an anti-doping violation testing positive for the banned substance meldonium days ago. Besides, Slovenian hockey player Ziga Jeglic and Japanese speedskater Kei Saito also left the games after testing positive.
In the Phoenix Snow Park, Canadian Kelsey Serwa claimed the gold medal of freestyle skiing women's ski cross. She outclassed compatriot Brittany Phelan and Swiss skier Fanny Smith in the event's big final to storm to the finish line first.
"It is very cool. It is very surreal to be the best in the world at something you put your heart into," said Serwa.
It was Canada's 25th and 26th medal at PyeongChang 2018, matching the National Olympic Committee's single Winter Games record, set in Vancouver in 2010.
Elsewhere, Sweden pocketed biathlon men's 4x7.5km relay gold medal. The Swedish team, teamed up by Peppe Femling, Jesper Nelin, Sebastian Samuelsson and Fredrik Lindstroem, clocked a time of 1 hour, 15 minutes and 16.5 seconds to sit atop the podium.
There was also win for Kjeld Nuis of the Netherlands, who has become a double Olympic champion after adding gold in speed skating men's 1,000m to the 1,500m title he won last week.
Norway now leads the medals table with 13 gold, 14 silver and 10 bronze medals, followed by Germany on 13 gold, 7 silver and 6 bronze medals.
美国罪犯入狱照太帅引来点赞
英语作文万能句子:结尾句
中国花200亿美元从英国购买液化天然气
2014巴西世界杯评论单词汇总
2014三年级下册英语暑假作业题
英美文化:西方人的离婚派对
2014巴西世界杯球迷小百科
中国将因粮食产业投资获益
2014巴西世界杯积分榜小百科
听力辅导:6个步骤快速提升英语听力能力
正能量高考英语格言
陈光标在美国请客撒钱
2014巴西世界杯英语专题:世界杯“点球大战”决胜负
英语作文万能句子:开头部分
英语演讲:世界杯中的世界杯
英美文化:没有他们就没有英语
中国和英国在一个成功的课程China and Britain Are on a Winning Course
What would you like教案
八年级英语上册译林出版第一单元单词
生活中提高英语听力
2014巴西世界杯英文开幕词
英美文化:教你如何科学地切蛋糕
抓住话语中的意流指示词
2014巴西世界杯奖杯
2014巴西世界杯英语基础知识
译林八年级英语听力练习
充满正能量的英语句子
A Boy Who Lost 英语作文
传递正能量英语故事
年度施政计划
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |