GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Russian teenager Alina Zagitova edged compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva with a stunning free skate on Friday that earned the Olympic Athletes from Russia a first gold at the Pyeongchang Games. Phil Noble / Reuters Alina Zagitova's triumph in free skate helped the Olympic Athletes from Russia earn their first gold medal at the Pyeongchang Games. The Russian Olympic delegation in Pyeongchang last week said they were unhappy that Olympic gold had eluded Russian competitors in the first half of the Games, stressing it expected one of its female figure skaters to end the drought. Zagitova last month spoiled Medvedeva’s injury comeback at the European championships in Moscow, handing her a first defeat since November 2015 and establishing herself as a Pyeongchang gold medal favorite. Osmond, who was third after the short program, stepped out of her opening triple Lutz but recovered to cleanly complete her free skate.

Source: Huffington Post February 23, 2018 05:22 UTC