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"South Korean figure skater Kim Yu-Na not only won the gold last night with a near flawless performance that garnered a standing ovation from the crowd, she also earned a world record\u2013breaking free skate score: 150.06. Combined with Tuesday night&amp;#039;s short program score, her total score was 228.56, which was 23 points higher than her closest threat, longtime rival Mao Asada of Japan. But that&amp;#039;s not all for records broken. Kim, who is South Korea&amp;#039;s most beloved celebrity, is the first South Korean Olympic figure skater to win gold.  The second and third place performances may have been overshadowed by Kim&amp;#039;s performance, but are not to be overlooked. (In fact, most of the skaters in the final group achieved their personal bests last night. At the end of the night, everyone was smiling, except perhaps American Rachael Flatt, who in my opinion skated better than her total score of 182.49 represents.) Asada, the 2008 World champion, earned the silver with a total score of 205.50 and Canadian Joannie Rochette, again delivering a courageous, emotionally charged performance just a few days after her mother passed away, earned the bronze with a score of 202.64. Congrats to the leading ladies of the 2010 Olympic games. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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