Also on Thursday, Anna Shcherbakova of the Russian Olympic Committee won the women's singles gold of the figure skating event at the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Shcherbakova collected 175.75 points in the free skate to achieve a winning total of 255.95 points. The 17-year-old earlier scored 80.20 points in short program competition.
Alexandra Trusova, also from the Russian Olympic Committee, scored 177.13 points in free skate to win a total of 251.73 points and take the silver, while Japan's Kaori Sakamoto came third with 233.13.
