gymnasticians:8 Favorite Figure Skating Moments of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Ko
gymnasticians:8 Favorite Figure Skating Moments of the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea➊ Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman and the third woman ever to successfully perform a triple axel at an Olympic Games.➋ Adam Rippon, period.➌ 5 Olympics and 4 partners later, Aljona Savchenko finally won gold in the pairs skating event with partner Bruno Massot.➍ After a disappointing performance in the men’s short program, Nathan Chen skated a near-perfect free skate, landing 6 quads (5 clean), becoming the first man to ever do so. He rose in the standings from 17th place to finish 5th overall.➎ Javier Fernández won Spain’s first figure skating medal and the fourth Winter Olympics medal for the country ever. ➏ Yuzuru Hanyu repeated as Olympic champion, becoming the first man to do so since Dick Button in 1952.➐ Choi Da-Bin dazzled before a home crowd at her first Olympics. Choi dedicated her performances to her late mother, saying “I am very thankful to my mother, who is watching me from Heaven.“➑ “The warmth and splendor” of Evgenia Medvedeva vs. the “calculated coolness” of Alina Zagitova made for “the most heartbreakingly beautiful ladies competition ever.” -- source link