Russia Wins Skating Gold, US Snags Silver
Feb 6, 2022, 9:53 PM | Updated: 10:08 pm
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 04: Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue of Team United States skate in the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance Team Event during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 04, 2022 in Beijing, China.
BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva has become the first woman to land a quad in the Olympics.
Her historic free skate put a stamp on Russia’s dominant run to the gold medal in the team figure skating event at the Beijing
TEAM USA WINS SILVER. 🥈
The U.S. is taking home Olympic silver in the figure skating team event. #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/C8Nj1Fg90e
— NBC Olympics (@NBCOlympics) February 7, 2022
The 15-year-old Valieva opened with a huge quad salchow and followed with the difficult triple axel.
Then she landed another quad, this time a toe loop in combination with a triple toe loop.
The U.S. took the silver medal, while Japan won its first team medal with bronze.
