Photos: USA's Ashley Wagner shines on big stage
On the first day of women's figure skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, American Ashley Wagner proved she belonged with a performance that kept the U.S. in medal contention. Take a peek at some of her best moments and those from other competitors on Feb. 8.
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States blows a kiss to spectators as she waits for her results after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner from the United States, surrounded by teammates reacts to her marks after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States, right, is embraced by a team mate after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States waves to spectators as she waits for her results after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States competes in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ashley Wagner of the United States waits for her results after competing in the women's team short program figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
China's Kexin Zhang performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
China's Kexin Zhang performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
China's Kexin Zhang performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ukraine's Natalia Popova performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
CORRECTS IDS TO STEFANIA BERTON AND ONDREJ HOTAREK OF ITALY, NOT KSENIA STOLBOVA AND FEDOR KLIMOV OF RUSSIA - Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek, of Italy, wait for their results after competing in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Kseria Stolbova and Fedor Klmovper from Russia perform their free program in the pairs event of the figure skating team event at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Paul Chiasson)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov of Russia react after competing in the team pairs free skate figure skating competition at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the 2014 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2014, in Sochi, Russia. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, Pool)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Great Britain's Penny Coomes and Nichloas Buckland perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Great Britain's Penny Coomes and Nichloas Buckland perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Nathalie Pechalat and Fabian Bourzat perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Italy's Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Italy's Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Meryl Davis and Charlie White perform during the team pairs ice dance short dance program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ukraine's Natalia Popova performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Ukraine's Natalia Popova performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Germany's Nathalie Weinzierl performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Germany's Nathalie Weinzierl performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Mae Berenice Meite performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Mae Berenice Meite performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
France's Mae Berenice Meite performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
USA's Ashley Wagner performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Russia's Yulia Lipnitskaya performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Great Britain's Jenna McCorkell performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)
The best from Sochi figure skating on Feb. 8
Great Britain's Jenna McCorkell performs during the team women's figure skating short program at the Iceberg Skating Palace at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Saturday, Feb, 8, 2014. (Harry E. Walker/MCT)