Teen phenom delivers Russian athletes gold

Fifteen-year-old Alina Zagitova has won the women's figure skating for a first gold medal for the Olympic Athletes from Russia at the Pyeongchang Olympics.

Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva, 18, took silver and Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada bronze.

European champion Zagitova had led teammate Medvedeva after a world's best mark in the short program.

Skating third last at the Gangneung Ice Arena, she scored a combined 239.57 points.

Medveda, skating last, scored 238.26 and Osmond 231.02

Zagitova and Medvedeva add to their silvers in the team event, while Osmond follows up a team gold.

At 15 years and 281 days, Zagitova is the second-youngest Olympic gold medallist in the event after Tara Lipinski of the United States, who won at 15 years and 255 days in 1998.