Kim takes gold as Asada takes silver
World champion and overwhelming pre-tournament favourite Kim Yu-Na of South Korea has won the figure skating gold medal in Vancouver, beating main rival Mao Asada of Japan by a massive 23 points. Joannie Rochette of Canada, bravely skating after her mother tragically died before the start of the tournament, won the bronze. Japan's other hope, Miki Ando, was edged out of fourth place by sixteen-year-old Mirai Nagasu, representing USA.
The women's figure skating has dominated the news in Japan over the last few days, and this is bound to ensure it will continue to do so. Hasn't something also happened with some car company?
Kim was amazing and so was Rochette. Very inspirational! And they were Trending Topics on Twitter today! http://bit.ly/a9IaX7
Posted by: Andrew Sansone | 27 February 2010 at 13:13