Canada wins figure skating team event gold at Pyeongchang Olympics
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — Canada has secured its first gold medal of the Pyeongchang Olympics.
Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., clinched the top spot in the team figure skating competition after finishing third in the women’s free skate on Monday, before teammates Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the ice dance segment of the event.
Daleman’s 137.14-point performance added eight points to Canada’s cumulative score, bringing it up to 63.
Olympic Athletes from Russia were second at 58 and the United States was third with 53. Daleman’s performance clinched gold because neither Russia or the U.S. could catch the Canadians once Virtue and Moir stepped on the ice.