The Russian Olympic Committee team won the figure skating team competition, and Putin congratulated

【Global Times reporter Xu Yunfeng Liu Yupeng】The first gold medal in figure skating at the Beijing Winter Olympics was produced! On the 7th, in the figure skating team competition held at the Capital Gymnasium, the Russian Olympic Committee team won the gold medal with a total score of 74 points, the American team that scored 65 points ended with a silver medal, and the bronze medal went to the Japanese team with 63 points. After finishing seventh at the Sochi Winter Olympics and sixth at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, the Chinese team went one step further and achieved the fifth place in its history.

Putin congratulated

According to the Russian News Agency reported on the 7th, Russian President Putin expressed congratulations to his own figure skaters and pointed out, "In the figure skating team competition, you have completed the task excellently, showing the highest skill, composure and will, as well as the determination to fight to the end and win." They bring unforgettable moments of joy and celebration to loved ones, coaches and many fans." According to the OTAS news agency, the president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Pozdnyakov, also said that he was "very excited about the results of the figure skating team." We cheer for that."

The U.S. team, which won the silver medal, also set a new record, after their best result was bronze. American ice dancer Evan Bates told The Associated Press: "We are incredibly proud to have won the silver medal. This is our team's highest achievement in this event. Chen Kaiwen, a Chinese skater who played in the women's singles for the United States team, said that before the game, she tried not to think about what medals she would win and was satisfied with her performance.

According to Japan's Kyodo News Agency, the Japanese team has ranked fifth in the previous two Winter Olympics and reached the podium for the first time in Beijing.

The brightest player

The brightest player in Russia's championship-winning team was the women's singles swimmer Vallieva. Known as "K Bao" by Chinese fans, the ice genie, accompanied by "Bolero Dance", came up with a near-perfect women's singles free skating performance, and ranked first with 178.92 points, contributing 10 team points to the Russian team.

British media "Inside the Arena" commented after the game that in the free skating competition, Vallieva became the first female singles player to complete the four-week jump at the Winter Olympics, which entered the history of the Winter Olympics. Despite falling on her third attempt to jump around, she scored 178.92 points, more than 30 points ahead of second-place Japanese national champion Hanaori Sakamoto, indicating why she is the world's most dominant female figure skater.

Supernova Vallieva's performance also conquered the media from her main rival, the United States. The New York Post said that Vallieva's wonderful Winter Olympic debut surprised her teammates and competitors, and at the age of 15, she showed great stoicism in competition with players several years older than her.

Won 30 medals?

At the Beijing Winter Olympics, the Russian figure skating team played in the men's singles, women's singles, doubles skating and ice dance in four individual events, showing a strong overall strength. They have now shifted their focus from the team stage to the individual events. Russia's "Sports Express" believes that in addition to alpine skiing and ski jumping, Russians have the opportunity to get on the podium in all Winter Olympic events, and winning about 30 medals in Beijing should be a high probability event.

After the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the third matchday battle, the Russian team won 2 gold, 3 silver and 2 bronze, ranking first in the number of medals. Previously, data company Gracenote predicted that russia would rank third in the medal table of this Winter Olympics. Russia's best result at the Winter Olympics was in Sochi in 2014, when they won 11 gold medals for a total of 30 medals.