Anna Shcherbakova won gold in Beijing as countrywoman Anna Trusova claimed silver

Russian figure skater Anna Shcherbakova has been crowned Olympic champion in Beijing, finishing ahead of countrywoman Alexandra Trusova while teammate and competition favorite Kamila Valieva had to settle for fourth.   

Shcherbakova, 17, produced a spellbinding free skate routine to amass a points tally of 255.95 across her two routines.

Trusova, 17, made history by becoming the first woman ever to land five quads in a routine as she racked up an overall tally of 251.73. Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto claimed third place with a total of 233.13.

Despite a gold and silver finish for the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), much of the attention will focus on Valieva.

The 15-year-old had been leading after the short skate routines but the pressure of her doping case ordeal finally seemed to take its toll as she suffered an error-strewn routine on Thursday, falling on several of her elements.

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Source: RT