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PYEONGCHANG, Feb. 23-- Teenage figure skater Alina Zagitova won Russia's first gold at the PyeongChang Winter Games as she took women's singles gold medal, but the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) took a blow by the second doping case at the Games on Friday. The 15-year-old Zagitova, who led the field after a record-setting short program on Wednesday, edged past her compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva with a flawless free skate for the gold. Her total points were 239.57, her personal best. Four years ago in Sochi, Russia's Adelina Sotnikova won the country's first Olympic gold in the event. Four years later, Russia's strength discipline is apparently growing as two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedva, 18, scored 238.268 points to win the silver medal. Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond settled for the bronze with 231.02 points. "I would give me a four with a little plus (out of five) for my performance, because I didn't do the first jump combination (triple Lutz-triple loop), but I did it later. I proved one more time to myself that I can change my jump elements during the program," said Zagitova. "When I saw the score, I was surprised and it was a nice surprise. I am glad that I was able to deal with my nervousness, go out there and skate my programme calmly," she added. But the Russian delegation was hit by another doping case when its women's bobsleigh team member Nadezhda Sergeeva was revealed to have failed a test. | 
