Joannie Rochette, the Canadian figure skater, skating four days after her beloved mother died,in Vancouver figure skating championship, cheered the Canadian by winning a bronze medal Thursday night in the women's figure skating championship.
JoanieRochette's free skate was not without flaws, but one stumble and one shaky landing could not deny her being the first podium finish for a Canadian figure skater since 1988.
"I feel proud. The result itself does not matter," she said through a spokesman. "It's been a lifetime work with my mother [to make it to the Olympics podium], and we achieved that."
Rochette placed third after Tuesday night's short program -- 7.14 points behind Kim Yu-Na of South Korea and 2.42 points behind Mao Asada of Japan -- who skated just before her. The free skate scores are weighted more and account for roughly two-thirds of a skater's total.
A determined Rochette came on the ice, to the hockey-like cheers of the 14,000 at Pacific Coliseum. She needed a perfect skate to win silver but on a triple flip, she stumbled and the second place slipped away.
There,lately,she had a bit of a shaky landing after another jump, but she stayed on her feet.
he blew a kiss into the air,backing from finishing line, and came to the waiting area where she, in French, covered her heart with right hand and spoke to her mother,Therese Rochette,who died Sunday of a heart attack in Vancouver at 55, Canadian Olympic officials said. Joannie Rochette opted to stay in the games, and two days later stirred a crowd with a courage
"Her mother is inside her heart and soul, so she'll be there for her," her agent Dave Baden told CNN on Wednesday, "and [Joannie] will draw from that strength."ous performance.
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