Well, what can I say? We came to get a gold, but we're going home with a silver.They simply did not execute tonight. That about says it all. There were a lot of long faces tonight including our own. We go home tomorrow and take with us great experiences from Vancouver and the Olympics. Au revoir. Later skater. Diane.

From Angela Hurley:

Free dance--

What a night for Canada! For the first time in history they received an Olympic gold medal in ice dance. The dance couple who did it was Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. Their performances in the competition were wonderful. Scott had said when they were out there skating they felt like all of Canada was out there on the ice with them. Our own USA team, Meryl Davis and Charlie White took the silver medal. Their performances were very well put together as well. Meryl and Charlie have skated together for 13 years and grew up down the street from one another. They are the two time US Champions and first time skating at the Olympics. Their program, to the music of Phantom of the Opera was so well trained. They pay so much attention to the detail of the music. They skated a personal best here at the Olympics. Their good friends and training partners are Tessa and Scott, the Canadian team who took the gold. Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, who is our second USA team took 4th place in this Olympics. They were actually the favorite Americans to win a medal. They won a silver medal in the 2006 Olympics. This was the first time an American team had won a medal in ice dance in 30 years. They have speed and power and skated very well. I did feel their costumes were a little too much. There is talk that this may be Tanith and Ben's last competition before they retire. The 3rd USA Olympic team was Emily Samuelson and Evan Bates. They ended up 14th but skated very well for their first Olympics. They have beautiful long lines and extensions of their free legs. Emily and Evan are said to have some of the best footwork out there. Their costumes were beautiful and they skated 8 points above their personal best. They had a great Olympic experience. Both US teams of Meryl and Charlie and Emily and Evan go to the University of Michigan. Charlie and Evan are even roommates their. The Bronze medal went to the Russian couple Oksana Domnina and Maksin Shabalin. The Russians have always received a medal in ice dancing since it has become part of the Olympics. Oksana and Maksin are the World Champions. However they have a lot of controversy over two of their costumes. Their Original dance costumes were a take on the aborigines and they have gotten a lot of heat from that culture. In the Olympics they toned down their costumes and little and removed the face paint they wore at Worlds. They wanted to look more authentic and less offensive. To me they looked ridiculous and strange. Oksana and Maksin's free dance also had controversy. They both had ropes on their costumes to aid them in transitions and lifts, which to me is completely unfair and should be deducted for it. They say it will probably be a rule next year that these will not be aloud. A lot of fun to watch and see how it all unfolded. Next up, the final event, The Women's Freeskate.