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Olympic figure skating: Women’s short program team event results and highlights

By Sarabeth Pollock

GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Bradie Tennell of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Team Event – Ladies’ Short Program on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 11: Bradie Tennell of the United States competes in the Figure Skating Team Event – Ladies’ Short Program on day two of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at Gangneung Ice Arena on February 11, 2018 in Gangneung, South Korea. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) /
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Bradie Tennell made her Olympics debut at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women’s team short program. We have the results and highlights for you right here.

The second night of the 2018 Winter Olympics figure skating included the women’s team short program competition. Representing Team USA was Bradie Tennell, making her Olympics figure skating debut.

Competition in the women’s team short program was fierce. Team USA skated at the end of the first group, with the biggest challengers coming in the second half of the program. As it happens, skating order played a huge role in the women’s team short program given most of the heavy-hitters coming late in the competition.

Bradie Tennell’s triumphant debut at the Olympics was perfect. She was flawless and elegant, recalling Michelle Kwan’s inspired performance at the 1998 Nagano games 20 years ago. She had one element under review, but in the end she earned a healthy 68.94.

France’s Mae Berenice Meite’s short program was set to a medley of Beyoncé songs, but a fall and several technical errors brought her score down to a 46.62. Points for skating to Beyoncé, though. Host country South Korea’s Choi Dabin, who idolizes Yuna Kim, skated a masterful performance that earned her a 65.73.

Italy’s Carolina Kostner’s performance, set to music by Celine Dion, earned her a 75.10, which knocked Tennell from 1st place. From there, Tennell bounced from second to third, and then to fourth.

The night came down to Yevgenia Medvedeva, representing Olympic Athletes from Russia. She skated last and delivered a stunning performance that rattled the scoreboard. Her 81.06 blew away Kostner, putting her in first place with the highest score ever.

Here are the final results for the women’s team short program event:

  1. Olympic Athletes from Russia – Yevgenia Medvedeva- 81.06
  2. Italy – Carolina Kostner – 75.10
  3. Canada – Kaetlyn Osmond – 71.38
  4. Japan – Satoko Miyahara – 68.95
  5. United States – Bradie Tennell – 68.94
  6. Korea – Choi Da-Bin – 65.73
  7. China – Li Xiangning – 58.62
  8. Germany – Nicole Schott – 55.32
  9. France – Mae Berenice Meite – 46.62
  10. Israel – Aimee Buchanan – 46.30

After the women’s team short program, Team USA received 6 points, lifting them to 29 points overall and taking them to 3rd place after Olympic Athletes from Russia moved into 2nd place with 31 points. Team Canada remains in 1st place with 35 points. Canada, Olympic Athletes from Russia, United States, Japan and Italy automatically qualify for the next round of team competition, which is the pairs’ free skate.

Next: Best Olympian from each state

Continuing the night’s figure skating team events are the pairs’ free skate. Team medals will be awarded on Sunday, February 11 after the completion of the men’s team free skate, the women’s team free skate and the ice dance free skate.

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