Olympics Live: Russia takes team figure skating lead
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Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send ROC top of team event
Kamila Valieva, arguably the finest skater in the history of figureskating, topped the women's single skating short programme rankings with a superb performance in the team event. The 15-year-old executed her elements perfectly, showcasing her phenomenal technique, and raced into the lead with an overall score of 90.18. Ad/> Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came second, producing a big score of 74.73 which saw her pick up nine points for her nation.
Olympics-Figure skating-Valieva shines as Russians roll into team event lead
By Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Julien Pretot
Winter Olympics 2022 - Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claims New Zealand's first ever gold in a dramatic slopestyle final
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott won gold in the women’s slopestyle final at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics after an unbelievable final run propelled her to the top of the leaderboard. The two-time world champion, representing New Zealand, recorded a best score of 92.88 on her third run, overtaking second place Julia Marino on 87.68. Ad/> Australia’s Tess Coady claimed bronze with a score of 84.15 on her third run.
Figure skating-Valieva shines as Russians roll into team event lead
BEIJING : Kamila Valieva delivered a flawless short programme to put the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) in the lead before the final phase of the figure skating team event at the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.
Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva makes history in the short programme to send Russia top of team event
Kamila Valieva, arguably the finest skater in the history of figureskating, topped the women's single skating short programme rankings with a superb performance in the team event. The 15-year-old executed her elements perfectly, showcasing her phenomenal technique, and raced into the lead with a score of 90.18. Ad/> Japan's Wakaba Higuchi came second, producing a big score of 74.73 which saw her pick up nine points for her nation.
Figure skating-Japan's Hanyu out to 'complete' himself with quad Axel jump
BEIJING : The weight on the shoulders of Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu must be immense.
Japan dominates the first day of the Paris Grand Slam
Japan reigned supreme on the first day of judo in Paris with the current world champion Tsunoda Natsumi overcoming Mongolia’s Baasankhuu Bavuudorj in the under 48 kilo final. A Waza-ari early on in the contest followed by a hold down towards the end, secured Tsunoda her first Paris Grand Slam title.