The 2010 Vancouver Olympics!

And once again, luck wasn't on our side, this time in figure skating. The program was truly very challenging, very demanding, and the American who took first place, Evan Lysacek, ultimately proved to be more agile, more powerful, and performed his program flawlessly. But despite the dire predictions and statements about the "old age" of our most respected figure skater, Evgeny Plushenko proved that even at his age, he can handle the workload and the program that was chosen for him. Zhenya performed almost flawlessly, but the commentators occasionally noted that during one of the spins, "Zhenya was tired." It was then clearly visible that the break between the spins was a little longer than usual, and perhaps the lack of jumps and the delay affected the judges' scores. And the Japanese skater, Daisuke Takahashi, took third place; I shamelessly skipped his program, only catching glimpses of him in a few scenes. Well, Japan is close geographically, but far in spirit. So: GOLD was won by the American Evan Lysacek. SILVER was awarded to our compatriot, and I'll say it straight, he's the best of the best for us, Evgeny Plushenko. BRONZE went to the Japanese skater Daisuke Takahashi