The Olympic Athlete from Russia’s routine to “Black Swan” featured three triple jumps, including a triple Lutz and triple loop combination and was awarded 82.92 points. “I’m happy to have a clean skate and really grateful to myself for that,” the 15-year-old said via a translator. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/KZ4MBNvQzp pic.twitter.com/1QgRsNMdnM — NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 21, 2018Her compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva, who had set a new world record before Zagitova broke it some 15 minutes later, was second on 81.61 points. “I’m good friends with Alina, I practice together with her and talk with her all the time.”MLADEN ANTONOV via Getty Images Evgenia Medvedeva had set the previous world record for the event just minutes earlier. “Today wasn’t my day, but my triple triple was still pretty good so I’m happy about that,” Nagasu said.

Source: Huffington Post February 21, 2018 06:22 UTC