(from IlSole24Ore )
his hair and almost wanting to put his head down beneath the ice. Almost more eloquent than three falls and a half in the first part of the free program that turned the Olympics into a disaster Carolina Kostner. Fresh European champion in January, Kostner had closed the short program in seventh place with a score of 63.02, seven points away from the podium. Last night's comeback hopes were dashed sull'indecisione of blue in the first stage. The dream became a nightmare and then with the other three falls that have slipped to sixteenth place with a total of 151.90 (88.88 in free). The gold went to the Korean champion Yu-Na Kim, who has charmed the jury and public finishing with a record score of 228.56 which earned a mega-check for a million dollars offered as a prize from a Korean bank. Silver to Japan's Mao Asada (205.50) ahead of Canada's Joannie Rochette (202.64), hit a few days ago by mourning for his mother. "It's hard to explain, I was well prepared, I wanted to compete and do well," she says as tears run through his girlfriend's face and, at least this time, no champion. "I feel very strongly that you have talent and I can not give up like that. Today did not come but it must be somewhere there. "
The CONI president Gianni Petrucci, immediately after the test of the blue did not hide his "disappointment and sadness." "I'm sorry for the athlete - he added - we were expecting great things from her. It is a European champion and we could not doubt his quality. When dancing is beautiful but the score is an objective. " Too early to draw conclusions or to think of support, including economic, that the cones gave the athlete to move the court of ice guru Frank Carroll in Los Angesel. "I think I have athlete. I feel sorry for her because I know how he trains and all the work he has done. Your side, I understand his pain and his personal drama. " He also understood the audience at the Pacific Coliseum, which has supported a warm applause.
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