Russia's Alina Zagitova performs in the ladies free skating during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, north of Tokyo, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Andy ...

Things are heating up in women's figure skating at the 2018 Olympics. There's a fierce competition going down between Russian competitors and besties Alina Zagitova and Evgenia Medvedeva as they head ...

Alina Zagitova made history merely by showing up this fall. No other Olympic women’s singles champion competed the following autumn in the Grand Prix era. To the 16-year-old Russian’s credit, she ...

Alina Zagitova is an absolute STUNT QUEEN! Is putting all your jumps in the second half an ugly way to arrange a program? Absolutely. Is it a brilliant way to just rack up extra points all over the ...

Alina Zagitova of Russia performs her routine during the ladies' short program at the figure skating Helsinki Grand Prix event in Helsinki, Finland, Friday, Nov. 2, 2018. (Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – This was supposed to be Yevgenia Medvedeva’s Olympics. This turned out to be Alina Zagitova’s Olympics. Just 26 days older than a 15-year-old Tara Lipinski in 1998, Zagitova ...

The armchair judges on social media are upset that 15-year-old Russian upstart Alina Zagitova edged out fellow Russian Evgenia Medvedeva to win a gold medal in figure skating at the Winter Olympics in ...

Alina Zagitova beat out fellow Olympic Athletes of Russia competitor Evgenia Medvedeva by just 1.31 points for the gold medal in ladies' figure skating. While 30 women entered the competition at the ...

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea — Technically, Russia did not win its first gold medal at these Winter Olympics on Friday. Strictly speaking, Alina Zagitova, the 15-year-old victor in women's figure skating, ...

Alina Zagitova of Russia competes in the Ladies Short Program during the ISU figure skating France’s Trophy, in Grenoble, French Alps, France, Friday, Nov. 1, 2019. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) AP ...

SAITAMA, Japan – Olympic champion Alina Zagitova won the free skate to capture her first title at the figure skating world championships on Friday. Skating to “Carmen,” the 16-year-old Russian built ...