Zagitova and Medvedeva rose to the top of the standings on the strength of both sheer talent and a controversial strategy of gamesmanship. Karen Chen of the United States competes during the Ladies Single Skating Short Program on day twelve of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on Februin Gangneung, South Korea Jamie Squire - Getty Images Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond finished behind the OAR athletes with a strong skate that earned her a season’s best score. Medvedeva, who has been injured most of the season, skated a routine with less challenging jumps but was able to make up for her lower-scoring elements with high component, or presentation scores that recognize skating skills, musicality and choreography, to finish in second. Zagitova skated a dazzling short program on Tuesday night at the Gangneung Ice Arena and set a new record with her score of 82.92. Training mates Evgenia Medvedeva, 18, and Alina Zagitova, 15, face off in training almost daily, and that constant motivation pushed them to take a risk that is stirring heated discussion in the skating community. While others see the once-in-four-year test as an opportunity to go for broke.Īll season, the ladies skaters from the Olympic Athletes of Russia have been setting themselves up as the ones to beat. Some athletes come into an Olympic season playing it safe, hoping to hold on and not slip back to their rivals. took different kinds of risk - with dramatically different results. Skaters from the Olympic Athletes of Russia and the U.S.
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