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[HOT LINKS] How Sotnikova Beat Kim, Move by Move – The New York Times

February 21, 2014
Adelina Sotnikova of Russia competes in the women's free skate figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

Adelina Sotnikova of Russia competes in the women’s free skate figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)

 

A lot of people thought Kim Yuna was robbed of gold medal in Sochi. It didn’t help that the Ukrainian judge, Yuri Balkov, had been suspended for a year for trying to fix an event at the Winter Olympics 16 years ago, and another judge, Alla Shekhovtseva, is married to the head of the Russian figure skating federation, but Adam Leib, a coach and national technical specialist for U.S. Figure Skating, analyzed the performances for the New York Times – move by move. [Read more NEW YORK TIMES]

Chris Chase of USA Today also said that ”It’s debatable, but not a robbery,” and a staff writer at TIME, Alice Park, even went on to say  ”An Olympic First: The Judges Got It Right in Figure Skating.” [Read more TIME]