Russia wins gold, silver in figure skating
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Russia won their second figure skating gold medal at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games as the world champion Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov dominated the rink with ease here on Wednesday.
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| Russia's Maxim Trankov and Tatiana Voolosozhar claimed the pairs crown with 236.86 points at the Olympic figure skating competition on Wednesday. [Wang Haofei/Xinhua] |
Volosozhar/Trankov became the first competitors to win two Olympic gold medals in a single Games in this sport as they were part of the winning team in the team event.
Home fans' favourites Volosozhar/Trankov, world champion in 2013, gave a strong performance when skating to Jesus Christ Superstar, winning the gold medal with 152.69 points in the free skating and 236.86 in total.
"To be honest I was crying because I felt so many emotions: nerves, concentration. I'm still nervous and shaking, but I'm also so happy. We did really well today, " said the 27-year-old Volosozhar.
