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    Zagitova Edges Medvedeva To Win Figure Skating Gold At Pyeongchang Olympics

    It's the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team. The three Americans in the field — Mirai Nagasu, Karen Chen, and Bradie Tennell — fell short of the podium.
    by Bill Chappell Feb 22, 2018 5 minutes
    Alina Zagitova won the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

    Update at 12:50 a.m. ET Friday

    Alina Zagitova narrowly beat her teammate Evgenia Medvedeva in the women's singles figure skating competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics, winning the first gold medal for the Olympic Athlete from Russia team.

    "I haven't fully realized yet that I've won," said Zagitova, who is just 15. "I think I need some time to understand that I won the Olympic Games."

    It would begin to sink in, she said, when she gets her medal in tonight's ceremony in Pyeongchang.

    In addition to her jaw-dropping talent, Zagitova has drawn scrutiny for the composition of her program, in which she saves all the most complicated moves for the second half, to maximize their scoring potential.

    But Zagitova also uses the first half of the program to show her artistry

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