South Korea was finally the beneficiary of a gold medal in women's figure skating on Thursday evening, courtesy of Kim Yu-Na.
Kim shattered her own world record with another record-setting performance: She finished with 228.56 points, more than 18 points higher than her previous record, according to NBC Sports.
Taking home the silver was Japan's Mao Asada, who finished 23 points behind Kim. Her signature triple axel helped her earn 205.5 total points.
Canada's Joannie Rochette, who was afflicted by tragedy when her mother died four days ago of a heart attack, took home Canada's first bronze medal in women's figure skating since 1988. Rochette's performance, marred by a small stumble, earned her 131.28 points.
America's Mirai Nagasu came in fourth.
