Westbound Boarder

Now, we don’t often get the opportunity to write about events other than snowboarding, but for last night’s Olympic ice skating performance, we’ll make an exception!

Rachel Flatt was the first performer from the USA for women’s figure skating to take on the rink. She had a beautiful and graceful performance with a smile the whole time. Full, clean spins and jumps. She scored 182.49, her personal best. Japan performed next with a score of 188.86.

Then, the highly-anticipated dancer Kim Yu-Na from South Korea. With tons of passion and pressure from her country, she gracefully went into her jumps and axles with more speed than the other dancers, throwing a huge double axle triple toe loop. She made her routine look so easy. Magical and focused, Kim felt the music as she skated… earning her a score of 228.56! Which put Kim in Gold medal position.

She was the first S. Korean to win a figure skating Gold & she also took home an Olympic world record score. Yet another record attempted by Mao Asada scored 205.50 from Japan, she was the first women ever in the Olympics to land three triple axles in the same competition. Watching her perform made me see how she was Kim Yu-Na’s greatest competition.

Canada’s graceful Joannie Rochette was up next performing days after her mother passing. You could see the courage and determination in her performance. Very inspiring, to say the least. She scored a 202.64, putting her in Silver medal position with one skater left. Sixteen year old skater from USA Marai Nagasu scored a 190.15. We will be seeing her in Olympic years to come.

Final Results
Kim Yu Na: Gold
Mao Asada: Silver
Joannie Rochette: Bronze