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The wait is over... as we finally got a chance to watch Kim Yu-na compete in the women's
figure skating event in Sochi. And she didn't disappoint... as she delivered what Michelle
Kwan described as, 'breath taking'. And as the 'Figure Queen' performed in her
last Olympic short program of her illustrious career... she scores a season best 74-point-92...
good for 1st overall. And despite it being lower than her Vancouver score of 78-point-50...
her performance left many experts speechless... as she hopes to
claim her second straight gold on Day-13. Meanwhile, Park So-yeon finished with 49-point-14,
and Kim Hae-jin finished with a final score of 54-point-37.
And staying with the women's figure skating... while Kim Yu-na shined on ice... all eyes
were on Yulia Lipnitskaya of Russia and Mao Asada of Japan... once the 'Figure Queen's'
performance was over. And despite being considered Kim Yu-na's biggest
threat... Lipnitskaya falls in one of her jumps... and was deducted a point. And with
that the final score of 65-point-23... was far lower than her team figure skating result...
as she finishes 5th overall. And as for Mao Asada going very last in
the event... falls in one of the jumps... as she scores just 55-point-51 in the short
program... good for 16th overall.. Meanwhile, it was another Russian skater who
came neck and neck with Kim Yu-na... as Adelina Sotnikova scored 74-point-64... just short
of Kim Yu-na's final score.
And while women's figure skating consists of some of the youngest Olympians... one Olympian
proved that age doesn't matter when it comes to the Olympics... as Ole Einar Bjoerndalen
became the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time.
Now after helping Norway win the first Olympic mixed relay in biathlon... he won his 13th
medal at the Winter Games... becoming the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time.
The 40-year-old has now won 8 gold medals, 4 silvers and a bronze... and has a shot at
another medal on
Saturday.
And speaking of making history... U.S. bobsledder Lauryn Williams made history on Day-12...
after becoming the 5th athlete to win both the Summer and Winter Games medal.
After winning a gold medal with the U.S. relay team in London... Williams competes in the
2-man bobsleigh event... and wins a silver medal for team U.S.... as she comes just the
5th athlete to win both the Summer and Winter Games medals.
And finally taking a look at the medal count so far... after 12 days of competition in
Sochi. And taking a look here... we have Norway in
1st place now... after adding another gold medal... for a total of 9.
Germany still with 8 gold medals in 2nd... with the U.S. in 3rd... followed by Russia
and the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Korea drops down to 16th overall...
with 2 gold 1 silver and 1 bronze.
And that wraps it up for me. This has been SJ. Have a great rest of the day, and see
you guys again, for your sports needs