2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy - Women's Long Program

Gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as she is introduced as the winner during the medals ceremony after the Women's Free Skating Program at the Palavela ice arena on Thursday February 23, 2006 in Turin, Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics. U.S. figure skater Sasha Cohen led all skaters going into the evening and finished the night with a silver medal with a total score of 183.36. Japan's Shizuka Arakawa won the gold with a score of 191.34 and Russia's Irina Slutskaya won the bronze with a score of 181.44. It is the first time the Japanese have won a medal in figure skating..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2006)

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Gold medalist Shizuka Arakawa acknowledges the cheers of the crowd as she is introduced as the winner during the medals ceremony after the Women's Free Skating Program at the Palavela ice arena on Thursday February 23, 2006 in Turin, Italy at the 2006 Winter Olympics. U.S. figure skater Sasha Cohen led all skaters going into the evening and finished the night with a silver medal with a total score of 183.36. Japan's Shizuka Arakawa won the gold with a score of 191.34 and Russia's Irina Slutskaya won the bronze with a score of 181.44. It is the first time the Japanese have won a medal in figure skating..(Photo by Marc Piscotty / © 2006)