Julia Lipnitskaia performed a new personal best and won that first Gold. I can't imagine the Russian President taking a seat at any venue if there was a hint of danger.
4:25 PM, February 9, 2014
Detroit Free Press Staff
The first Made-in-Michigan (click here) medals have been won at the Sochi Olympics.
When the inaugural team figure skating event ended today, six skaters who train in the Detroit area had earned their way onto the podium — three from the U.S. and three from Canada.
Russia easily skated off with the gold medal, their first of the Winter Olympics. The silver went to Canada. And the bronze went to the U.S.
The honor roll of medalists:
For the U.S.: Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the ice dancers who train at the Arctic Edge in Canton, and Jeremy Abbott, who trains at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills....
4:25 PM, February 9, 2014Detroit Free Press Staff
The first Made-in-Michigan (click here) medals have been won at the Sochi Olympics.
When the inaugural team figure skating event ended today, six skaters who train in the Detroit area had earned their way onto the podium — three from the U.S. and three from Canada.
Russia easily skated off with the gold medal, their first of the Winter Olympics. The silver went to Canada. And the bronze went to the U.S.
The honor roll of medalists:
For the U.S.: Meryl Davis and Charlie White, the ice dancers who train at the Arctic Edge in Canton, and Jeremy Abbott, who trains at the Detroit Skating Club in Bloomfield Hills....
