I just finished watching the program. She was stunning and earned a world record of 150 pts!!! *cheers*

congratulations to Kim Yuna!

I use to follow figure skating religiously, but have fallen behind in recent years. I have heard of Kim Yuna, but never actually seen a performance and I'm pleased to find out that she's lived up to the hype. Heard a lot of complaints about the new scoring system but all the athletes skated so well tonight. She totally deserved it.

Kim Yuna was perfect! She definitely proved herself to be the queen of ice skating tonight!! I also loved Mao Asada, she did great! She landed three triple axles (if that's what they're called), which has never been done before in women olympics ice skating. I think they deserved gold-silver respectively! I'm so happy for all the ice skaters! Nobody fell on their butts and all did wonderfully!
And Mirai Nigasu was simply ADORABLE. Her smile is soooo cute and geeky! I'm looking forward to seeing her in 2014!!

It's an Off The Chart performance. I wonder what does she tap into before each performance to maintain such peace and grace in her performances, in spite of tremendous pressure to win for her country. She is amazing!

I'm so proud of Kim Yu-Na. Can you imagine the pressure that she had and the scrutiny of an entire nation if she hadn't won the gold? Mao was amazing too, but Yu-Na skated perfectly. And when the Canadian skater won the bronze, I was crying like a baby. What an amazing night in women's figure skating. All the ladies were an inspiration.

She totally rocked this. I was doubtful about all the hype, then I saw her skate, and totally understood it.

In an aside, I still think Mirai Nagasu was robbed though. Her performance was far more graceful and technically sound than Joannie Rochette. Oh well, she will probably win in 2 years.

Again, congrats to Kim Yu-Na. Amazing performance!

She did an amazing job, although I will admit its a bit weird that for the first time I knew more about another country's skater then the U.S. skaters in the Olympics. I am so used to the days of Kwan and company that this is the first time I was rooting for someone who wasn't American. I agree with the other posters that the three deserved the medals they received and I applaud each of them for doing amazing jobs on the ice.

Yup, just finished watching the rivalry. Glad for Kim Yu-na for her win and Mao Asada taking the Silver. Though, I'm still a bit iffy about the scoring. Yu-na totally deserves the Gold, but dang 150 points!! And Mao only got 130s for her "only one in the world" triple axles? Something is wrong with the judges like there's a huge favoritism going on.

In any case, I think Mirai Nagasu deserved the Bronze more. I loved her program and her smile was so cute too. Hehe loved the comment "she's the future".

I used to follow figure skating religiously before (1996-2002), but then college life happened and forgotten about it till I heard of Kim Yu-na. A lot of variety shows nowadays always mentions her name so I did some research on her. Haha I was a huge fan of Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinski during their time. Now my favorites are Kim Yuna, Mao Asada and Mirai Nagasu. Huhu, Asians are taking over LOL.

it was my first time to watch her, although i've heard of her name many times, the performance was just flawless..everytime she jumps, my goosebumps go with it, amazing!

OMG yes, has anyone noticed how the commentors went mute during Joannie's performance!?!? No criticism, nothing. They didn't even show the replay of her mistakes & just went straight to scoring. She tototally played the sympathy card to the world, which I can understand but unfair for those who deserve it more, in which case it's Mirai Nagasu. Well at least she has another shot in 2014!!

@11 sassy lol yeah me and my friends did notice that the nbc commentators went silent but.. shrugs.

Congratulations to Kim Yuna! I just finished watching the program as well. She skated a perfect & clean performance! Even though Mao Asada skated a good program w/ a few small minor mistakes even w/o the mistakes I think she would've come very close to Yuna but probably still medalled silver. (and I'm not saying that cuz i'm bias either) I was also rooting for Joannie, she's just so strong. But yeah congrats to Yuna!! I enjoyed watching her skate, she's like superwoman on ice hehe.

Congratulations to Yuna. Let's make it trending topic on twitter. Heard that she will go to Son Ho Young and Kim Tae Woo concert in Vancouver on Friday.

"Even though Mao Asada skated a good program w/ a few small minor mistakes even w/o the mistakes I think she would’ve come very close to Yuna but probably still medalled silver."

Nah . . . Kim Yu-Na won that by 18 points. If Mao did an immaculate performance, it would have still been close to a double-digit victory.

I"m so happy for her!!!!!!

GO QUEEN YUNA!

I actually was flooded with emotion after her flawless routine. It was just so awe-inspiring. Good job!

About Mirai Nagasu, although she had a really good free skate, she was 6th after the short program and would've needed around 140 points in order to have been in medal position. Even though she probably should've gotten a higher free skate score, I don't think she could've scored higher than Mao Asada. and Mirai Nagasu did score higher than Joannie Rochette in the elements. Just trying to put the scoring in perspective. Joannie had a really good short program and that gave her the bronze.

Anyways, Congrats to Kim Yuna. She was perfect and deserved the gold.

Oh and apparently, Yu-Na scored so high that she would have placed 9th AMONG THE MEN. This, even though the men have 30 more seconds.

Congrats to Yu-Na. She made it look so easy. Then Mao Asada comes out and looks like the villain from a low-budget fantasy film from the 80's. If she had a flawless skate, I doubt she would've won gold. Tonight, it was Yu-Na's night.

Poor Asada. As soon as her scored came up she went into a blank state and never snapped out of it. Even during the medal ceremonies it looked like Asada just wanted to go home. I know she lost to her rival, but winning a silver in your first Olympics is a fantastic achievement. I'm sure she'll look at her performance as a motivator for 2014.

BTW, Brian Orser should be congratulated as well. Heh, you would think he is Yu-Na's dad instead of her coach with the way he's around her :-p.

Congratulations to Yuna, Mao and Joannie!
Thank you, ladies, for showing us these beautiful and exciting performances!

Yay! For South Korea!

Kim Yu Na was perfect throughout, from her smile, costumes, and grace to her lutz, axels, n loops! Gosh , she did everything effortlessly, like walking and breathing! She is awesome!

Am also happy for Japan for grabbing the second spot! ^_^
She also did an exciting, and great performance!

Yay for Asians!

"I know she lost to her rival, but winning a silver in your first Olympics is a fantastic achievement. "

Gotta understand the expectations and pressure Mao's wore on her shoulder for 4 years, as well as the context of the Mao-Kim rivalry. She was considered Japan's most gifted skater when she was world junior champion, and she probably would have medalled were she allowed to compete in Torino. Until 2009, Mao Asada was arguably still the #1 skater in the world.

(If you visit any serious figure skating site, there's always heady, heady debate between Team Kim and Team Mao fans, somewhat like Kwan vs. Cohen. Sometimes it's depicted that Kim is the "artistic" skater, and Mao is the "athletic" skater, but it's worth pointing out that, at one time, there was contrast, but well regard between the two skaters among skating fans.)

Even I was the same way. I used to think Mao was the superior skater . . .but then 2009 happened, and Yu-Na completely left the planet. I've never seen anything like this happen in figure skating before.

@ belleza:
"I’ve never seen anything like this happen in figure skating before."
I'm just curious. What do you think of Tara Lipinski at the 1998 Olympics?

If the scoring system were to be questioned, I'd definitely reconsider why Rochette was only behind Asada by .66 in the long program when they've both made the same minor mistakes (Rochette making a little bit more) while Asada's routine was obviously and technically far more advance than Rochette's.

I don't want to take away anything from Rochette but I thought she was unfairly over-scored. She shouldn't have been anywhere near Asada especially when Asada performed two triple axle's even with those minor mistakes. I wonder if the judges would've given Rochette the silver if she hadn't made those mistakes. The thought of it dissappoints me but my heart does go to Rochette and her family for their tragic loss.

With that said, I still felt she was clearly over-scored though. As for Kim Yuna, she owned that gold medal, undoubtedly and a well-deserved one! :)

I'm so proud of both Mao and Yuna! Congrats to the talented ladies!

I watched it live this morning (eastern time) AND OMG,

she is awesome.

i loved how she just skated as if it's a walk in the park. she could literally just fly i tell u. esp the part where she did the one leg thing and arms wide open (sorry, i donno the term for that) it really felt like she could just take flight... LOL. so graceful and effortless... <3

mao was good as well, just that she had some slip ups and even her unique one of a kind triple axles is still unable to beat yuna's strong perf. maybe she really felt the pressure from yuna. 220 is a really hard score to beat, esp with a previous short program which was world-record breaking.

espn commenter said that she would like to watch the whole yuna program again. i would too. XD

but will yuna be able to compete next round? she'll be 23 by the next olympics. tad too old, no?

I agree with someone above. This is the first time I've rooted for another country's skater. After Yuna short program I was a fan for life. I thought it was funny how the women's competition was exactly like the men's. Even though the Russian skated a more difficult program, the American won. I guess that goes to show us that it is quality not flash that wins at the Olympic games. Yuna was flawless. Mao was a tiger out there but Yuna was a swan. She earned her gold and her score. I hope to see her in 2014.

Even though I had to wake up at 5 to go to the hospital this morning, I stayed up til 1 watching the whole thing. I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest every time Yuna did a jump! She was simply awe-inspiring and anyone lesser would have crumbled under the pressure. I felt so bad for Carolina Kostner though! And Mao- she was good but I think she felt the pressure skating right after Yuna did such a fantastic performance. And I do think Joannie was over-scored just a tad... But my heart just swelled with pride for Yuna- I have never ever been so obsessed with the Olympics before she came along! I even streamed it illegally just so I could watch it live (damn you NBC and your money-grubbing ways)!

Congratulations to Kim Yuna or some may even call her "Queen Yuna" for her wonderful and amazing performance! Even though I'm not a Korean, but seeing her performing exceedingly well at the Olympics, I was really touched. *tears.

Kim Yuna!!!

I' m so proud of her and I'm not even Korean! Go Korea, first gold medal in women's figure skating!
In an aside, I think Joannie deserved her bronze. Her short skate program was great, especially considering the intense pain she must have been going through. And I don't think she played the sympathy card, she showed remarkable bravery in actually performing, even though she had a very good reason to back out.
I personally think that she probably regards her bronze medal as being more precious than gold, because it represents her admirable courage and tenacity.

I'm (mentally) screaming while watching her on TV. And, I almost cried when she finished skating (mind you, I'm not even Korean!). I can't imagine how things would be had she NOT won the gold medal. I pity Mao Asada, though. You can clearly see the disappointment on my face. I kept telling my mom, "Look at Mao, she can't even bring herself to smile." Then, my mom said, "That's because it's too 'painful' for her." T___T Both skaters are great, but there is only ONE gold. I wonder how Japanese reacted to this? Will Mao apologize for not winning winning first place, just like another figure skater several years back? I hope she won't.

Kim Yuna has nerves of steel. I was more nervous sitting in my living room.

Fantastic performance and it was good she won by such a huge margin otherwise there would be lots of debate between the Mao vs Yuna camps

I wonder if Korea will give Brian Orser honorary citizenship.

Kim Yuna truly deserved the Gold! Congrats to her.

Mao Asada had an amazing performance as well.

But I also do think Mirai Nagasu should've gotten the Bronze medal.

lolz @ "mao's a tiger vs. yuna's a swan" and "mao looks like a villian from an 80's movie." I haven't followed figure skating too much in recent years so I don't know if Mao's always been that gothic after her junior days but that was also my exact thought. She used to skate to more pleasant music and wearing nicer costumes in her younger days. It totally threw me off the first time I saw her red lipstick. Maybe its her personal preference but I keep feeling like it's what her team picked out for her. And maybe she would've benefited from a different coach and choreographer who can nurture her skills the same way Yuna's team did. It's definitely not a lack of talent on her part. She could either realize now that she's no longer on Yuna's terms and leave it at that, or realize that she's no longer on Yuna's terms and do some major restructuring (like moving out of Japan and away from that damn press lol). How tough is it to be a prodigy your entire life then to wake up one day and you're no longer the best. It wasn't even a new competitor, it was an old one that was supposed to stay inferior but didn't, ya know. I hope she cried the last tear out last night and start afresh.

Congrats to Yuna. For what it's worth, she picked the right time to be the best. And though I'm way stuck on the whole Mao ordeal, I did feel happy for Yuna's weight being lifted off. When she cried right after skating, those weren't tears for happiness yet I don't think. It was more like utter relief - it's over, hell's finally over.

Is it just me or does mao look like bette middler

Anyone think Yu-na will try to repeat in 2014. Hopefully she'll be the final torch bearer in the 2018 Olympics, when the Winter Games comes to Korea.

congratulations yu-na! well, all 3 medalist deserved their medals. just to comment, mao got a lower mark because she missed 1 foot work and almost fell once - but she recovered well which earned her enough points to be a silver medalist.

loved it when the american commentator said it was one of the best performances shes ever seen..I knew she had it in the bag when I heard that

I was channel surfing and was able to watch the last batch of performers.
She really nailed it! She was graceful and awesome with her jumps. She really earned her medal. Congrats! For the bronze, I wanted USA to win.

Kim Yuna was the clear winner and it was wonderful to see that all of her hard work has paid off. Brian Orser did an amazing job in coaching her.

However, it was strangely Mao Asada's free skate that impressed me the most because what she did was just pure courage. I watch a bit of sports and have seen bigger and stronger men crumle under less pressure. Mao Asada hasn't been skating well but suddenly, she's been pushed into the spotlight because of the Olympics. She not only had to bear the pressure of winning gold for her country but against Kim Yuna, who's clearly at the top of her game right now. To be able to skate as well as Mao Asada did (and landing two 3As no less!) after Kim Yuna's flawless free skate was just phenomenal. It was just sad to see her face after she finished because she knew that her mistake of popping one of her jumps definitely took away any chance for gold. Hopefully, Japan will a courageous young girl who did the best against all possible odds instead of someone who failed to win the gold medal. Tatiana Tarisova is a wonderful coach and Mao Asada is very fortunate to have her. Hopefully, Tatiana Tarasova can work her magic and bring out the best in Mao Asada just like she did with Ilia Kulik, Alexei Yagudin and Oksana Baiul.

And between Mirai Nagasu and Rachael Flatt, I think the one who got robbed was Rachael. I’ve seen her skate that same long program at Skate America and she even beat Yuna’s LP (granted, Yuna did fall on her triple flip). Rachael’s score also was better than Mirai’s at the 2010 US Championships. Judging by her expression, Rachael clearly thought she did well but some of her jumps were downgraded from triples to doubles. Yeah, whatever! Both Mirai and Rachael deserve major props for behaving graciously throughout the entire competition, though they knew they were underscored.

By the way, if you watched NBC's coverage in the US, did you notice that when the camera focused on the top 6 skaters's faces before the warm-up, Mirai was looking at Mao Asada and seemed to be sizing her up as possibly one of her biggest competitors at the next Olympics? I thought that was hiliarious.

This was an exciting performance. She did wonderfully. Yuna and Asaada were leaps and bounds better than the rest. But Yoona totally blew everyone out of the water. I turned to my husband and had to ask him "Is it really wrong that I'm an American rooting for the Korean to win?" Oh well, I always said I was Korean in my past life. Congrats to Yuna and to South Korea for this victory!

I was so proud of her! The pressure she had to endure! And when she stood up on the podium and South Korea's anthem played...it was so very emotional. Good for her!!

She was amazing! I am a fan of the ladies' skating program and after Kristi Yamaguhci, Yuna is the next greatest skater in history. I could not take my eyes off of her; she was so elegant and perfect on the ice. It was a no-brainer, after she finished, I knew she was going to get GOLD.

South Korean is wonderful !!!
It was proven that YUNA was the most excellent skater in the world.
I hate MAO, I am glad for YUNA to win !!!
Mao Fans say “150 scores are too high though the gold medal of YUNA is admitted”
It is envy to the talent of YUNA　LOL

The only pet peeve I had was i wanted to check out some other skaters on the bottom rung like the other s. korean skater who is suppose to be a future contender.

But what the hell was with the ski jumping and logging. There was practically an hour from showing one performance to the next and they didn't go live or uninterrupted until the last 6 skaters. I thought NBC did a lousy job considering Lady's Figure Skating is suppose to be the highlight of the winter Olympics.

kim yuna's performance was amazing!
congrats to her!