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Sochi Winter Olympic 2014
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Brooklee Han of Australia competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Elizaveta Ukolova of the Czech Republic falls while competing in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Gabrielle Daleman of Canada competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Anne Line Gjersem of Norway competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Nicole Rajicova of Slovakia competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Elene Gedevanishvili of Georgia competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Haejin Kim of South Korea competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Kanako Murakami of Japan waits for her score after competing in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Kexin Zhang of China competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Akiko Suzuki of Japan competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Polina Edmonds of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Valentina Marchei of Italy competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Gracie Gold of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
Ashley Wagner of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Ladies' Free Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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(L-R) Silver medalist Yuna Kim of South Korea, gold medalist Adelina Sotnikova of Russia and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy celebrate on the podium during the flower ceremony for the Ladies' Figure Skating on day 13 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Iceberg Skating Palace on February 20, 2014 in Sochi, Russia.
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Sotnikova takes controversial gold
Sochi (Russia) (AFP) - Russia's Adelina Sotnikova rode a powerful wave of national emotion to win a controversial Olympic figure skating title Thursday as the Sochi Games felt shockwaves from Ukraine's bloody civil unrest.
Sotnikova, 17, captured Russia's first ever women's individual gold as defending champion and red-hot favourite Kim Yu-Na was dumped into the silver medal position.
Despite an error when she two-footed a double loop in her combination jump the teenager improved her free skate score by a massive 18 points to take a third skating title in Sochi for hosts Russia.
In stark contrast, both Kim and third-placed Carolina Kostner of Italy gave error-free performances.
"I just have faith that the judges made the right decision," said former world champion Kostner.
Kim, 23, had been bidding to become just the third woman to win back-to-back titles after Norway's Sonja Henie, triple winner between 1928 and 1936, and Germany's Katarina Witt in 1984 and 1988.
South Korea's Kim Yu-Na reacts in the kiss and cry zone during the Women's Figure Skating Fr …
Kim watched in tears as the scores came up putting her second behind four-time Russian national champion Sotnikova, who finished runner-up at the Europeans behind countrywoman Julia Lipnitskaia last month.
Lipnitskaia, 15, finished fifth on Thursday.
"I smashed my season's best. In fact, I smashed my highest score for my whole career and I did it at the Olympics. I didn't think I could skate like I did today," said Sotnikova.
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SOCHI, Russia — Many expected a Russian to contend for a gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Sochi Games, but hardly anyone expected that it would be Adelina Sotnikova.
Overlooked by her own country earlier at the Olympic team event, Sotnikova, 17, waited patiently and calmly for the singles competition and delivered a sophisticated performance on Thursday to win the long program in a major upset over the 2010 champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea.
Sotnikova landed seven triple jumps to six for Kim and scored more than 5 points higher in the mark for technical elements, winning the long program with 149.95 points. She finished with 224.59 overall points.
Kim skated a calm and poised tango routine and finished with 144.19 points in the long program, but she did not attempt a triple loop or a double axel, triple toe loop combination, as did Sotnikova. Also, Kim did not receive the highest level for her step sequence or her layback spin. She took the silver medal with 219.11 collective points.
Despite all that, a debate is likely to roil the sport again, with Kim’s legions of fans contending that she deserved another gold.
“It was totally fair,” said Elvis Stojko, the two-time Olympic silver medalist from Canada. “Adelina was ready. Kim didn’t have enough technical ammunition.”
Carolina Kostner, 27, of Italy, overcame collapses at the past two Olympics to win the bronze medal in an encouraging story of perseverance. She was calm and joyous Thursday after falling three times in the long program at the 2010 Vancouver Games and finishing 16th after completing only one triple jump.
After Wednesday’s short program, Sotnikova and Kostner trailed Kim by less than a point. On Thursday, Sotnikova’s only obvious mistake was a two-footed landing at the end of a triple-flip, double-toe loop, double loop combination.
When she finished her four-minute routine, she put her hands to her face in realization that she might win the gold medal.
Russia has a prominent, even dominant, place in international skating, but until Thursday no Russian woman had won an Olympic gold medal in singles competition.
Sotnikova’s victory also confirmed Russia’s re-emergence in international figure skating after it failed to win a single gold medal for the first time in five decades at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
Overlooked by her own country earlier at the Olympic team event, Sotnikova, 17, waited patiently and calmly for the singles competition and delivered a sophisticated performance on Thursday to win the long program in a major upset over the 2010 champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea.
Sotnikova landed seven triple jumps to six for Kim and scored more than 5 points higher in the mark for technical elements, winning the long program with 149.95 points. She finished with 224.59 overall points.
Kim skated a calm and poised tango routine and finished with 144.19 points in the long program, but she did not attempt a triple loop or a double axel, triple toe loop combination, as did Sotnikova. Also, Kim did not receive the highest level for her step sequence or her layback spin. She took the silver medal with 219.11 collective points.
Despite all that, a debate is likely to roil the sport again, with Kim’s legions of fans contending that she deserved another gold.
“It was totally fair,” said Elvis Stojko, the two-time Olympic silver medalist from Canada. “Adelina was ready. Kim didn’t have enough technical ammunition.”
Carolina Kostner, 27, of Italy, overcame collapses at the past two Olympics to win the bronze medal in an encouraging story of perseverance. She was calm and joyous Thursday after falling three times in the long program at the 2010 Vancouver Games and finishing 16th after completing only one triple jump.
After Wednesday’s short program, Sotnikova and Kostner trailed Kim by less than a point. On Thursday, Sotnikova’s only obvious mistake was a two-footed landing at the end of a triple-flip, double-toe loop, double loop combination.
When she finished her four-minute routine, she put her hands to her face in realization that she might win the gold medal.
Russia has a prominent, even dominant, place in international skating, but until Thursday no Russian woman had won an Olympic gold medal in singles competition.
Sotnikova’s victory also confirmed Russia’s re-emergence in international figure skating after it failed to win a single gold medal for the first time in five decades at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
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