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    New Scoring for Figure Skating Gets Mixed Reviews

    Last night marked the end of an era, when Chinese teams won both Gold and Silver in Pairs Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics. It's the first time in almost 50 years that Russia or the Soviet Union didn't walk off with the Gold.

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    By Chery Glaser • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last night marked the end of an era, when Chinese teams won both Gold and Silver in Pairs Figure Skating at the Winter Olympics. It's the first time in almost 50 years that Russia or the Soviet Union didn't walk off with the Gold. American figure skater Paul Wylie, who won the Silver medal in the Men's competition in 1992, was rink-side in Vancouver last night for the competition.

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