Russian skaters win gold and silver at Winter Olympics

Russian skater Alina Zagitova won the gold medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, while compatriot Yevgenia Medvedeva won the silver medal.

Alina Zagitova, 15, won 239.57 points in total, while Yevgenia Medvedeva, 18, scored 238.26 points

Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond showed the third best result, with 231.02 points.

Another Russian skater, Maria Sotskova, ranked eighth with 198.10 points.

This is the first gold medal and the fifth silver medal won by the Olympic Athletes of Russia.

Earlier Yevgenia Medvedeva and Alina Zagitova beat world records in the short program of figure skating, obtaining respectively 81.61 and 82.92 points. These two records were beaten in a matter of minutes.

On December 5, the IOC Executive Committee banned the Russian team from participating in the Olympics in PyeongChang under the national flag despite having found no evidence of so-called "institutional doping" in Russia.

Russian sportsmen compete in PyeongChang under neutral flag, being the team designated Olympic Athletes of Russia.