Women's Freeskate:
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> I would have to say this is some of the best skating I have ever seen. Such power, strength, and determination that all the ladies had. This event was so much fun to watch because each and every one skated their hearts out.
> The gold medal went to Yu-Na Kim of Korea. This is the first time that Korea has ever received a medal in figure skating. Yu-Na Kim is a real life superstar in her country of Korea. They call her Queen Yu-Na, and she lived up to it tonight. She now has the highest numbers ever achieved in this event. She has such strength and makes it look so easy. However, she is under such pressure from her country. She has wrote a book on the pressures she has. She was expected to win. That is a lot for a 19 year old to have on her shoulders. Yu-Na is said to make 9 million dollars a year for all her endorsements. Her performance tonight was unforgettable.
> The silver medal went to Mao Asada of Japan. She too is a mega star in her country. In 2006 she was the World Champion, however she was too young to compete at the Olympics. This was her debut Olympics and she skated beautifully. Mao is the only girl in history to complete 3 triple axels in competition. She too is under enormous pressure from her country to win. Although she got silver you could almost see in her face that she felt she let her country down. So sad for such a wonderful Olympic performance.
> The bonze medal went to Canada's, Joannie Rochette. Everyone's heart was with Joannie this competition. You couldn't help but give her support and root her on. She lost her mother of a massive heart attack just days before her performance. For her to medal in this Olympics was truly amazing. Her courage and determination just showed that her mother was right there with her as she skated. Joannie skated her season's best tonight.
> USA's Mirai Nagasu ended up in 4th place. Mirai is only 16 years old. She skated a perfect program. Mirai is said to have the best spins in the competition. Her parents own a Japanese restaurant in California and were not going to be able to come until Panasonic stepped forward and sponsored her. They flew her parents up to watch their daughter skate in the Olympics. Mirai's parents sacrificed so they could keep her skating and it has paid off to end up 4th in her first Olympics. Good things are expected to come from Mirai.
> USA's Rachel Flatt ended up 7th overall. She had her best performance of the season and was very happy with how she skated. When she got off the ice you could hear her say, "That was Fun!". Rachel is a very consistent skater. She is only 17 years old and is a senior in high school. An honors student as well, she was just accepted to go to Stanford next year.
> Although this was the first time in Olympic history that an American was not on the podium, you couldn't help but cheer on the ladies that made it. Spectacular skating tonight!
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