Winter Olympics 2022 - Kamila Valieva the first woman to land a quadruple jump as ROC win team event figure skating gold

The Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) claim gold in the figure skating team event after Kamila Valieva's almost-flawless performance confirmed top spot. The 15-year-old dazzled viewers in the women's free skate and despite falling after an attempted quad toe loop, produced a world class score of 178.92, over 30 points clear of second place Kaori Sakamoto. Ad/> Valieva became the first woman to land a quadruple jump at an Olympics; a day after becoming the first European woman to land a triple axel at a Games in the short programme.

Beijing 2022Defending figure skating champion Hanyu finally arrives in Beijing17 HOURS AGO United States finished in second place, nine points behind ROC and happily settling for silver. Japan managed a podium position and earned bronze for their efforts, edging out Canada who missed out for the first time. ROC were in pole position to take gold after back-to-back high scores in the pairs free skate and ice dancing free.

/> Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov — who are unbeaten in competition — played it safe with their ice dancing free programme but crucially scored big with 128.17, taking a big step towards gold and despite dropping a point, held onto their lead in standings. USA stunned viewers by bettering ROC’s effort, edging their gold medal rivals with a score of 129.07 following a mesmerising programme, but remained in second place six points behind the leaders. Madison Chock and Evan Bate — who have been together for over a decade — impressed with their timing in a beautifully constructed routine.