Group 4 feat. Sui/Han, Tarasova/Morozov
8:29 a.m. ET: The first of three consecutive Russian Olympic Committee pairs, Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitry Kozlovskii have a nice skate but she finds herself spinning out of the throw triple loop. The 2021 world bronze medalists maintain their spot of fourth or better with a score of 141.91 in the free and 220.50 in total.
8:37 a.m. ET: Now up: reigning world champions Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov of the ROC, who are 1.65 points away from first after the short program, a difference they could definitely make up here. They really brought it today -- score 154.95 points for a 237.71 total.
8:46 a.m. ET: It's time. We've reached the final two teams, both more than eager for gold, who are virtually tied entering the free skate. ROC's Yevgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov first. As an aside, they are coached in part by Eteri Tutberidze, who also coaches the women's gold and silver medalists from these Games. They end with Tarasova in happy tears and Morozov kneeling with his hand on the ice. They did everything asked of them in this performance. Guaranteed gold or silver with 155.00 points in the free skate and 239.25 overall.
8:54 a.m. ET: All the thoughts on this one -- this pairs free skate has really lived up to the hype after Friday's short program, but almost unbelievable that for the second Olympics in a row, China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong have a mistake on their side-by-side triple salchows. It's what lost them the gold medal four years ago, by 0.43 points. Impeccable technique and emotions behind this performance otherwise. Sui shaking, in tears at the end. "It's going to come down to the triple salchow mistake," 1998 Olympic women's gold medalist Tara Lipinski says on the broadcast. "Another gold medal riding on that same element." And the gold medal goes to... Sui and Han! Free skate: 155.47 points; total: 239.88.
Pairs figure skating Olympic medalists: Sui/Han (CHN - gold), Tarasova/Morozov (ROC - silver), Mishina/Galliamov (ROC - bronze)
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