SOCHI, Russia, Feb. 9 (UPI) -- Victories by Evgeny Plyuschenko and the Yulia Lipnitskaya Sunday sent Russia to an overwhelming gold medal victory in Olympic team figure skating.
It was the first time in Olympic history figure skaters had taken part in a team event and the Russians easily rolled to what turned out to be the first gold medal for the host country at the Sochi Games.