Flawless Kostner makes history in Nice
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April 2, 2012, Monday
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IF anyone had suggested a week ago that Carolina Kostner would be the only gold medalist at the world championships in Nice, France, to produce a flawless free skate, it would have been scoffed at as an April Fools joke.
Yet the 25-year-old was having the last laugh this weekend after she put paid to theories that she spent more time crashing to the ice than staying upright with her stirring performance to Mozart's Concerto No. 23.
Kostner, who made history by becoming the first Italian to win the women's world crown, will not have much time to savor the triumph though as Saturday's win would have again raised expectations that she could finally end her Olympic nightmare and win gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The four-time European champion scored a new season best of 128.94 points to move up from third to first at 189.94 points overall on Saturday.
The Italian beat her closest rival, Russian Alena Leonova, by more than five points, while Japan's Akiko Suzuki trailed in third with 180.68.
Canada's Patrick Chan skated to gold in the men's event and defended his world title.
Yet the 25-year-old was having the last laugh this weekend after she put paid to theories that she spent more time crashing to the ice than staying upright with her stirring performance to Mozart's Concerto No. 23.
Kostner, who made history by becoming the first Italian to win the women's world crown, will not have much time to savor the triumph though as Saturday's win would have again raised expectations that she could finally end her Olympic nightmare and win gold at the 2014 Sochi Games.
The four-time European champion scored a new season best of 128.94 points to move up from third to first at 189.94 points overall on Saturday.
The Italian beat her closest rival, Russian Alena Leonova, by more than five points, while Japan's Akiko Suzuki trailed in third with 180.68.
Canada's Patrick Chan skated to gold in the men's event and defended his world title.
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