The ladies event started out with a bang, as Yu-Na Kim from South Korea set a new record for Highest score for a short programme – ladies with a score of 78.50. Kim skated a sultry program to a medley of James Bond music, capping off her routine by pointing an imaginary smoking gun at the judges.
Kim continued her record-breaking streak in the long program, where she posted an astronomical score of 150.06, shattering her old record of 133.95 for the Highest score for a long programme – ladies. The combination of her two record scores also produced a new record for Highest total score – ladies, with a 228.56. Kim held the previous record in this category, with a total score of 210.03. With her gold medal performance, Kim became the first Korean figure skater to win an Olympic medal of any color.
Kim was not the only standout performance in the ladies field. The silver medalist Mao Asada of Japan made history by landing three triple Axels, and earning the record for Most triple Axels landed by a female in a single competition. Asada landed her first triple Axel in the short programme and followed that up by performing two in the long programme.
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