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Final Skater-by-Skater Figure Skating Results
Finish Country Skater Short Program
(Rank)		 Free Skate Total
Gold Japan Shizuka Arakawa 66.02 (3) 125.32 191.34
Richard Deitsch: The 24-year-old, who won gold at the 2004 World Championship, is an elegant and graceful skater and wowed the Palavela with a majestic blend of beauty and athleticism. Her spirals were otherworldly. She nailed her jumps, won the crowd and delivered a spectacular performance to vault into the lead. Bravo.
Silver U.S. Sasha Cohen 66.73 (1) 116.83 183.36
RD: Skating to Romeo and Juliet, Cohen fell on her first jump. And then again! A disaster of the highest order. The final three minutes of her program must have been excruciating for her, knowing the gold medal could well have been lost. She rebounded at the end with character and fight but opened the door for Slutskaya and Arakawa.
Bronze Russia Irina Slutskaya 66.70 (2) 115.74 181.44
RD: The reigning world champion was the last skater on the ice at the Palavela. It was the moment of the Games. She nailed her first jump -- a triple lutz -- but she had planned to do a triple lutz-double toe loop. She strangely changed up her program later, subbing a triple flip for a triple toe loop-double toe loop. Things went wrong, and Slutskaya's mind must have been racing. She held Russia's hopes of winning gold in every ice competition in Turin but could only manage bronze. Tonight, they celebrate in Japan.
4 Japan Fumie Suguri 61.75 (4) 113.48 175.23
RD: Following a stunning performance by her compatriot, Suguri had a crisp look about her from the start. She skated boldly to Piano Concerto No. 2, though she was definitely Japan's second best skater on the night. It was a great performance with quality jumps but not enough to surpass Arakawa or Cohen.
5 Canada Joannie Rochette 55.85 (9) 111.42 167.27
RD: The 20-year-old from Ile Dupas, Canada, entered the free in ninth place and was mesmerizing at the start. She skied high on a triple loop and acted as if she owned the ice. Her spins were lovely and crisp. She jumped with purpose. Her smile at the end said it all: fantastic stuff.
6 U.S. Kimmie Meissner 59.40 (5) 106.31 165.71
RD: The 16-year-old could not pull a replay of Sarah Hughes, who vaulted from behind at the same age to steal gold in Salt Lake. Skating to Belkis, Queen of Sheba, Meissner nearly fell on her first jump and looked awkward early. But she fought her nerves late and built a quality program.
7 U.S. Emily Hughes 57.08 (7) 103.79 160.89
RD: The 17-year-old younger sister of Olympic champion Sarah Hughes, who cheered with gusto from the crowd, nailed a double axel to start with. She skated boldly though fell on a triple loop in the middle of her routine. A gutsy peformance from someone who will be heard from again.
8 Switzerland Sarah Meier 55.57 (10) 100.56 156.13
RD: Meier, 21, hit five triples with a fluid and crowd-pleasing program. She finished 13th in Salt Lake City and acquitted herself well in Turin.
9 Italy Carolina Kostner 53.77 (11) 99.73 153.50
RD: With an estimated 8 million people in Italy watching her every move and banners and Italian flags waving everywhere in the Palavela, the 19-year-old Kostner showed nerves throughout her program. She landed poorly early on a triple lutz early and was never at peace. Certainly we will hear from her again, but on this night, Italy's ice princess melted under the pressure.
10 Georgia Elene Gedevanishvili 57.90 (6) 93.56 151.46
RD: Leading off the final group and skating to Armenian Rhapsody, the 16-year-old Gedevanishvili showed her gifts and inexperience. She was uneven but obviously has a bright future.
11 China Yan Liu 49.84 (15) 95.46 145.30
12 Canada Mira Leung 50.61 (14) 94.55 145.16
13 Finland Susanna Poykio 53.74 (12) 89.48 143.22
RD: The third group began with the 2005 silver medalist at the European Championships. Poykio, who celebrated her 24th birthday yesterday, performed stunningly at the start of her program before her timing and nerves went south. She missed on a number of late jumps and seemed to lose confidence.
14 Russia Yelena Sokolova 46.69 (18) 95.66 142.35
15 Japan Miko Ando 56.00 (8) 84.20 140.20
RD: Skating to Puccini's Madame Butterfly, the 2004 World Junior Champion went after history: She fell attempting a quad -- the only skater to go after one in the competition -- and twice again after that. Only 18, Ando has a bright future.
16 Finland Kiira Korpi 44.84 (20) 93.36 137.20
17 Ukraine Elena Liashenko 52.35 (13) 81.73 134.08
18 Hungary Julia Sebestyen 49.58 (16) 79.68 129.26
19 Croatia Idora Hegel 47.06 (17) 80.01 127.07
20 Ukraine Galina Efremenko 41.25 (24) 84.12 125.37
21 Turkey Tugba Karademir 44.20 (22) 79.44 123.64
22 Italy Silvia Fontana 42.47 (23) 77.90 120.37
23 Hungary Viktoria Pavuk 46.40 (19) 73.45 119.85
24 Luxembourg Fleur Maxwell 44.53 (21) 65.04 109.57

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