Gabrielle Daleman Bags Canada's First Gold Medal In Figure Skating

It was a proud moment for Canada as Gabrielle Daleman won the first gold medal in the team figure skating competition at the Winter Olympics on Sunday night (Feb 11).

Since then social media is abuzz with praise for the skater:

#CAN Gabrielle 'Clutch' Daleman is pumped about Canada's first gold medal -
she guaranteed it with her free program. Tessa and Scott still to skate. #PyeongChang2018

Read more: https://t.co/yody5Pr1pr pic.twitter.com/I6vjZ7WEgX

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

the sass in Gabrielle Daleman’s program was incredible. this girl was on FIRE!! pic.twitter.com/9Bmr4160nu

— Elly Belle, notably not a woman 🔮 (@literElly) February 12, 2018

And that's Canada's first GOLD, thanks to @gabby_daleman and the rest of our incredible figure skating team for the team event at the #Olympics! pic.twitter.com/Yc4D1oppNb

— HuffPost Canada (@HuffPostCanada) February 12, 2018

Team Canada has finally won gold in Pyeongchang.

Daleman took up the figure skating boots and bladed past her competitors to finish third in the ladies' free skate with a score of 137.14.

Now Canada stands five points ahead of the Olympic Athletes from Russia, an invincible lead in the event.

GOLD | Canada wins first gold of the games in #FigureSkating Team Event. #PyeongChang2018

WATCH: https://t.co/AJFHZgLoo9 pic.twitter.com/L9fQEHRwQb

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

While Canada entered the final three events of the team competition with a six-point lead, Patrick Chan value-added in the first skate of the night.

Daleman and Chan contributed stellar performances to earn Canada its first ever Olympic gold medal in the team figure skating competition.

A classic performance by Patrick Chan gives the Ontario skater a score of 179.75 points in the free skate. Team Canada takes the lead, with the Olympic Athletes from Russia sitting second. pic.twitter.com/0wuOEXLvtA

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

“We placed a lot of emphasis on our performance today because we needed to deliver a message and I think we needed to verify that our training plan was on track,”  ice dancers Tessa Virtue told reporters. Virtue with partner Scott Moir still left to compete.

God I love seeing these rings ?#PeyongChang2018 #olympics pic.twitter.com/pa894iRsIA

— Gabrielle Daleman (@gabby_daleman) February 9, 2018

Moir, who won silver for Canada in the team event and in the ice dance at the 2014 Sochi Olympics with Virtue, said “Every opportunity you have to skate on Olympic ice is special. That’s what it came down to today. It’s interesting taking the ice and having no impact really on what is going to happen in the team event. You just can’t blow one of those chances.”

Daleman was a bronze medallist at last year’s world championships. On the other hand, Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple Axel at the Olympics, guarantying a season’s best score of 137.53

"HOLY COW!" You just witnessed a historic triple axel from Mirai Nagasu. #WinterOlympics https://t.co/NsNuy9F46h pic.twitter.com/jCMTb4LtXv

— #TokyoOlympics (@NBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

@gabby_daleman this absolutely made my day! pic.twitter.com/GPiGDBVosB

— Bob E (@wyattswingshoot) February 9, 2018

I loved the POWER and SPEED of Gabrielle Daleman's program. A lady's free skate doesn't always have to be "soft." That was dynamic and explosive and a joy to watch.

— Chris Schleicher (@cschleichsrun) February 12, 2018

“I told myself not only to do it for me, for my team but also for Canada….I sure as hell wasn’t going to let this opportunity go.” - @gabby_daleman is 🔥
and 🥇

WATCH | Olympic Overnight #UpWithCBChttps://t.co/MG2Xnv7x7v pic.twitter.com/KXd8mJb8Wi

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

"She is fast and she flies." Gabrielle Daleman (@gabby_daleman) is nailing her triples. #PyeongChang2018 pic.twitter.com/C95u4c2KuF

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

Watching @gabby_daleman float across the ice - making #TeamCanada proud! ✨ pic.twitter.com/GncU4e8eNF

— Jocelyn Lubczuk (@JocLubczuk) February 12, 2018

The face you make when you become an Olympic champion😁#Someday @kaetlyn_23 @mhjd_85 @Rad85E @gabby_daleman @ScottMoir @tessavirtue @Pchiddy pic.twitter.com/vduNxBv2UD

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) February 12, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics kickstarted on 9 Feb 2018 and will end on 25 Feb.

Feature Image Credit: Gabrielle Daleman/Twitter

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