Russians get 1st gold thanks to 15-year-old Zagitova

Heartbreaking for Medvedeva. I really thought she deserved it. She put her heart and soul into that skate and you could feel it. Zagitova is obviously amazing but there’s just zero emotion there. Maybe it’s because she’s SO young.

Some incredible skating by the final group of ladies without a doubt.

The Canadian Kaetlyn was fabulous, and I was really impressed by Satoko and her fourth place finish.

But the two Russian ladies were head and shoulders above the rest of the field.

Evgenia had a beautiful routine and she put her heart and soul into it, and for sure she would have deserved the gold if Alina were not competing. But the right girl won, and Alina deserved the gold.

The title of this article is wrong. Russia is not at this Olympics. An Olympic athlete from Russia got the 1st gold for the Olympic athletes from Russia. Russia has no medals and will get no medals at this games.

Russia is not welcome at the Olympics for running a state sponsored doping program. Watch the documentary Icarus for more details.

Um yes. Let’s start with the fact that that aren’t at the Olympics because they weren’t welcome.

Gold medal for the makeup too, I’d not have guessed she were 15 from a head shot.

grats to the ladies from Russia.

Every news media in the world is reporting this as Gold for Russia.

Then every media in the world is wrong. Russia gets zero golds this Olympics.

But I doubt you are accurate with that statement.

To quote Ivor Cutler, this contention seems to be a case of "never knowingly understood".

Well done to this athelete, despite the controversy over which team she may or may not represent.

These athletes 'from Russia' should have been part of the independent athletes which includes refugees. Their competing together as a single country just makes a mockery of this Russian 'ban'. Absolutely no backbone, the IOC.

I'd double check the judges in the women's figure skating. We all know what they can do. What happened after Salt Lake City made it even easier for judges to cheat.

Even this AP article we’re commenting on says Russia won Gold.

Which, as I pointed out, is wrong.

If the IOC really wanted to punish Russia they would force athletes to compete as “Olympic Athletes, why do you think they added the “from Russia” part.

They did punish Russia, by not allowing them to come to the Olympics.

The athletes are from Russia, that is why they added 'from Russia'. Athletes from Russia were allowed at the games. Russia was not.

"She nailed everything with fluid flair and technical brilliance. Zagitova earned 156.65 points for her program to "Don Quixote," laying down the challenge for her countrywoman.

Medvedeva matched it, but that was not enough."

If Medvedeva matched it then they should share the gold.

The title of this article is wrong. Russia is not at this Olympics. An Olympic athlete from Russia got the 1st gold for the Olympic athletes from Russia. Russia has no medals and will get no medals at this games.

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.

Not in the slightest.

Another athlete from the games just got popped for doping. Anyone want to guess which country they were from?

Medvedeva matched it, but that was not enough."

If Medvedeva matched it then they should share the gold.

You're forgetting the short program which Zagitova won - nice figure (skater) for 15/10