VANCOUVER, British Columbia: Kim Yu-na of South Korea won the womens figure skating gold medal at the Vancouver Olympics on Thursday, delivering an elegant program in royal fashion. Bengals Scott Jersey . Gold medallist South Koreas Kim Yu-Na (C) poses with silver medallist Japans Mao Asada (L) and bronze medallist Canadas Joannie Rochette during the medals ceremony for the womens figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 25, 2010. [Agencies] Known at home as Queen Yu-na, Kim soared to a world-record 228.56 points and shattered her previous mark by more than 18 points. It will go down as one of the greatest performances in figure skating history, and is South Koreas first medal at the Winter Olympics in a sport other than speedskating. Related readings:  S Korean Lee wins mens 10,000m speed skating gold  China wins 3,000m relay, S Korea disqualified  Why was S Korean short track team disqualified?  S. Korean Lee wins womens 500m speed skating Zhou breaks South Korean dominance Kim has made a habit of spectacular performances, but even she was dazzled by this one. She said Oh my god! when she saw the monstrous score - a mark her top competitors can only dream of - and coach Brian Orser pumped both arms, shaking his clasped fists over each shoulder. I cant believe this day has finally come for me, Kim said. Kims longtime rival, Mao Asada of Japan, won the silver medal, but it was no contest - even with Asada landing both of her triple axels, one in combination with a double toe loop. Joannie Rochette, skating four days after the sudden death of her mother, Therese, won the bronze, giving Canada its first womens medal since Liz Manleys silver in Calgary in 1988. Kim came in with almost incomprehensible pressure on her. Not only was the reigning world champion the most overwhelming favorite since Katarina Witt in 1988 - shes lost just one competition over the last two seasons - she carried the weight of an entire nation on her slim shoulders. She grinned as she hopped up to the top spot on the podium, tugging at the bottom of her dress. When the gold medal was put around her neck, she kissed both sides of it and held it up. The most popular athlete in South Korea, Kim needs bodyguards whenever she returns home from her training base in Toronto. Anything she does creates a frenzy, and even a simple practice draws a rinkful of photographers. Kim seemed to shrug it all off earlier this week, saying after the short program that it felt like any other competition. But it was clear Thursday that it meant much more. There were simply no flaws in her performance, from her skating to her expressions to a lovely cobalt blue dress. While other skaters slow down as they approach their jumps to steady themselves, she hurtles into them at full speed, yet touches down with pillow-like softness. Her connecting steps are like performance art, and her edge quality is so fine there is not even the slightest hint of a harsh scrape, just the sound of her crisp edge. Her spins are centered so perfectly the tracings look as if they were made with a protractor.    Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page      Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page   Michael Bush Jersey . The Red Bulls Juan Pablo Angel scored early in the second half before Houstons Kei Kamara equalized the home-and-home, total-goals series five minutes from time, leveling the series in advance of the deciding leg at Robertson Stadium next Saturday. Authentic Ravens Jersey . Santana, Matt LaPorta and Chad Huffman each hit two-run homers for Cleveland, while starter Mitch Talbot went five innings and allowed just one run on six hits. Houston Texans Cushing Jersey . 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Ryan Smyth scored the Kings sixth power-play goal of the season and the penalty killer stopped St. Louis on five opportunities in a 2-1 victory Saturday night. Former Blues player Michal Handzus also scored for the Kings, who won their third in a row after opening the season with a loss to Phoenix. The Kings, who allowed four power play goals in a game earlier in the week, made it easy for their goalie, who stopped 29 shots on the night - 14 in the third period. We put an emphasis on our defensive zone, blocking shots and limiting their amount of scoring chances, Quick said. Our PK did great tonight, which was good to see because weve been struggling the past couple of games. The Kings win completed a Los Angeles sweep of St. Louis after the Dodgers knocked out the Cardinals in the National League baseball playoffs earlier in the night. Alex Steen scored a short-handed goal for the Blues, who dropped their second straight game at home after opening with a pair of wins over Detroit in Sweden. Were not coming out of the gate hard enough, Steen said. The way that we played towards the end of last season, no teams are going to get surprised by our team. They know how hard we work and we should go out there and give them what they expect. So far, weve been coming back the second and third periods, but its not good enough. We havent played a hard 60 minutes yet this year and its hurting us. Smyth banged home his own rebound after Drew Doughtys slap shot from the point caromed off the back boards to the front of the net, where Smyth scored the Kings sixth power-play goal on the season 10:47 into the first period. He beat Chris Mason after Mason, who stopped 24 shots in the game, made the initial save. Were getting more people with that kind of a mindset this year to get the puck to the net more often, Kings coach Terry Murray said. There was a lot of good foundation work put in last year. A lot of the same people makes it a lot easier to move forward. The Kings outshot the Blues 7-3 in the opening period, but Quick had to make a sprawling save on St. Louis forward Andy McDonald. I didnt see too mmuch action, Quick said. Brandon Jacobs Jersey Youth. I saw very little action. The only action was on their power play. Handzus made it 2-0 for the Kings when his centring feed to Alexander Frolov during a two-on-one deflected off the stick of David Perron and between Masons pads with 4:05 left in the second. Without naming him, Murray was angry with Perron on the play because the Blues forward was on the ice too long during his shift. Murray called it poor judgment. To me, their second goal is a ridiculous goal, Murray said. Weve got a forward that plays the point on the power play, he doesnt change. He was told when he went out to watch the clock. We were screaming from the bench for a change, and he didnt change. The play went 5-on-5 into the zone and he went into the zone with the play and the puck was in the corner of the rink. That goal wasnt short-handed; it was 5-on-5. Mason kept the Kings from grabbing a bigger lead when he stacked the pads and robbed Dustin Brown during a short-handed breakaway, then again closed the pads twice and stopped Frolov twice late in the second period. He stopped Frolov again in the third with a nifty glove save in the slot. Steen got his first of the season to break the ice for St. Louis, as he beat Quick with a high shot that was initially ruled no goal. But after a video review, the goal was awarded. The Blues nearly tied it late after pulling Mason, but Quick stopped four shots in the final minute of play. 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