Russia Wins Skating Gold, US Snags Silver
Feb 6, 2022, 9:53 PM | Updated: 10:08 pm
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.