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Vasiljevs finishes debut Olympics in 19th place in men's figure skating
BC, Riga, 19.02.2018.Print version
Latvia's Dennis Vasiljevs finished in overall 19th place in the Olympic men's figure skating competition, informs LETA.
These were the debut Olympics for the 18-year-old Vasiljevs.
Vasiljevs finished his three events with a total of 234.58 points.
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu won the gold with a total of 317.85 points, while Shoma Uno, also from Japan, took the silver with 306.90 points. Spain’s Javier Hernandez won his country’s first ever medal in figure skating with a tally of 305.24.
This is the first time Latvia has been represented in the Olympic figure skating competition since 1994, with Diana Nikitina still to compete in the women's event.