SOCHI, Russia -- The South Korean Olympic Committee has protested the results of
the womens figure skating competition, although the sports international
governing body has not yet received the letter.
Eric Bledsoe Jersey . Also, International
Skating Union rules always have required such protests be filed immediately
after the event. The Koreans believe the judging was biased and cost Yuna Kim a
second gold medal. The 2010 champion finished with silver, behind Russian
teenager Adelina Sotnikova. IOC spokesman Mark Adams says any figure skating
protest is a matter for the ISU to handle. Much of the uproar over the womens
free skate centres on what many perceived as a lack of artistry in Sotnikovas
program. Yet her marks were comparable or better than those for the highly
artistic Kim. Her technical marks were significantly better.
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Australian Open semifinalist, dominated throughout as he cruised to a 6-3, 6-3,
6-0 victory for the defending champions in the first round matchup. Never facing
a break point, the seventh-ranked Berdych broke Sijsling early in each set and
secured one break in the first set, two in the second and three in the third
before converting his first match point with a powerful forehand winner.LONDON -
Roger Federer made the most of Kei Nishikoris erratic play Tuesday to secure a
6-3, 6-2 victory and move closer to a semifinal spot at the ATP Finals while
Andy Murray posted his first victory to stay in contention at the elite
tournament.Federer, the most successful player at the year-end championship with
six wins, would have progressed from Group B if Milos Raonic had defeated the
home favourite, but the former Wimbledon champion completed a 6-3, 7-5 win over
the Canadian newcomer in a dour match that produced very little excitement.Its a
nice match on Thursday to look forward to, itll be a great atmosphere again,
said Murray about his final round-robin match against Federer. Its always a
pleasure to play against Roger. Hes one of the greatest players that has ever
played so to get the opportunity to play him in an atmosphere like this is
excellent.Nishikori made it easy on Federer as he struggled with consistency
throughout. The 24-year-old U.S. Open finalist showed his vast array of shots
with some superb backhand winners but made a total of 30 unforced errors and,
once again, could not find his serve.Hes shown in the past when he gets the
upper hand against any player from the baseline, hes very difficult to beat,
said Federer after moving to 2-0 in his group. Today for some reason he couldnt
get it done. Maybe I was playing too well (...). But I know that Kei can play
better. So for me it was really important to take advantage of the fact that I
was feeling really good, and then maybe he was struggling a little bit
today.Nishikori, one of three debutants at the O2 Arena this year, had been able
to make up for his poor service percentage in his opening win over Murray with
his powerful groundstrokes. Against Federer, it was a different story.The Swiss
served well and played aggressively on Nishikoris second balls to cut short
rallies.
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game where the Japanese could not convert two break points, the Swiss produced a
superb crosscourt forehand passing shot to earn a first opportunity to open up a
3-1 lead, and seized it with another forehand winner.Federer, who retains an
outside chance of overtaking Novak Djokovic for the year-end top ranking
following a season in which he claimed five titles, then held comfortably to
wrap up the set.Nishikori called for a medical timeout at the start of the
second set for treatment on his right wrist, but things did not improve
afterward. He dropped his serve after hitting three unforced errors to hand a
2-1 lead to Federer and fought hard to save two break points in the seventh
game, but hit his fifth double-fault of the match on the third one.I didnt play
really bad. But still, I wasnt really consistent on everything: my serve, my
strokes, Nishikori said. I made unforced errors. So thats why I couldnt stay
there.In the evening session, Raonic struggled with his favourite weapon early
on, only averaging 37 per cent of first services in the first set.The Scot broke
in the sixth game after the Wimbledon semifinalist shanked an easy smash before
hitting two more unforced errors. But Murray could not build on the momentum
after opening a 2-1 lead in the second set when Raonic dropped his serve after
double-faulting to gift him a break point.Raonic, from Thornhill, Ont., broke
back immediately and both players held until 5-5 when Raonic let his nerves get
the best of him, sending a forehand wide and netting a half-volley to give
Murray the upper hand. The fifth-seeded Murray made no mistake on his next
service game, closing out the match on his second occasion when Raonic went
long.
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