In case you missed it, Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse just won the gold medal in womens bobsleigh! #WeAreWinter
57.55 for LI, she is currently in 5th place.
Suzuki from Japan up next.
struggled with the landing of the triple toe, doesnt add the combo on the end.
recovers nicely with a triple flip, triple toe combo.
I love Akiko and how her joy for skating always comes through.
no problem with the double axel
60.97 for Suzuki, she is in 4th place.
the ice is being resurfaced we'll be back shortly to bring you the final flight.
The last flight is on the ice for warmup and with two Russians, including 15-year-old wonderkid Yulia Lipnitskaia out there, I'm wondering just what it would take for this roof to actually come off.
The other home favourite Adelina Sotnitkova was just introduced and she is just as loved.
This is a pretty stacked flight. Lipnitskaia will get us started. Mao Asada will close it out. In between we've got former world champion Carolina Kostner as well as Ashley Wagner who was named to the US team after a rough national championships but has been outstanding the last couple of seasons.
And the chants of YULIA have begun!
Solid triple lutz triple toe combo
Huge gasp from the audience as she falls!
First flight on the ice warming up!
So Norway hasn't had an Olympic figure skater since 1964? That's what I see on sports-reference.com. And according to the INFO system we have, she lists Sonja Henie as one of her idols.
85.98 for Gjersem in the free skate to sit fifth overall.
The next group has emerged from backstage ready to go on the ice for warmup, including Kaetlyn Osmond.
Rajicova scores 75.20, giving her a total score of 125.00.
Mao Asada is in this group, she gets a big applause as she hits the ice.
Nice triple flip double toe combo
She looks more composed than last night.
double axel triple toe combo - perfect
All in all I think she'll be happy with her Olympic debut. A great short program in the team event and she gets to take a silver medal home. This was a good bounce back from last night as well.
A few misses, but overall a good program from Kaetlyn.
I'm going to pop down to the mixed zone to have a chat with my fellow Newfoundlander!
112.80 for Kaetlyn in the Free Skate giving her a total score 168.98.
So happy she was able to come back with that kind of performance after last night. I can't remember when she's been that emotional after a skate.
A wonderful skate by Mao. She has stated that this is her last competition. What a beautiful skate to end her successful career.
I am almost in tears watching her in tears.
142.71 for Mao in the free skate giving her a total combined score of 198.22.
The ice is being resurfaced, we'll be back shortly to bring you up-to-the-minute updates on the final two flights. Stay tuned!
3rd flight on the ice warming up.
Zijun Li from CHN on the ice.
Zijun Li drops into fourth place, right behind Kaetlyn Osmond,
Edmunds scores 122.21 for a total score of 183.25. She is currently in 3rd place.
Weinzierl of GER up next.
And the Rossiya chants have begun already with the first glimpse of Lipnitskaya and Sotnikova as they prepare to come out for warmup.
Weinzierl finishes with a score of 147.36. She is currently in 12th place.
Interesting costume note, at least for me... After a few years in which it seemed every girl was going sleeveless, there are four in this group who all have long sleeves.
Lipnitskaya will be up first in this flight, followed by Kostner.
Feb. 19, 2014
I love Akiko and how her joy for skating always comes through.
I love Anne Line's story. She qualified at Nebelhorn but the Norwegian Federation wasn't ready to send her and put a top 8 placement on her at Europeans. Before the event started, it was realized how difficult that would be in the Euros field so they changed the requirement to a good showing which she accomplished so here she is and made the LP after missing it at worlds last year.
by Olympics via twitter 2/20/2014 3:42:46 PM
by Jason Brown via twitter 2/20/2014 3:48:48 PM
by Jason Brown via twitter 2/20/2014 3:54:15 PM
by Paula Nichols via twitter 2/20/2014 3:57:21 PM
Go Kaetlyn and Gabrielle! You can build on your great 1st olympic experience so far. Already proud of you both. Let it go and enjoy today :)by Joannie Rochette via twitter 2/20/2014 3:59:48 PM
.@gabby_daleman fighting hard, but experience is the lesson. So much potential, with her work ethic lots of great things to come! #FSby Elvis Stojko via twitter 2/20/2014 4:00:31 PM
