Thursday, February 25, 2010

Olympics: Rochette's quest continues tonight

Rochette is the former silver medal winner who had her mother pass away suddenly on Sunday and is competing tonight for a medal in figure skating.

Rochette's quest continues

Just two days after the sudden death of her mother, the 24-year-old Rochette delivered an emotional and technically sound skate on Tuesday, earning a personal-best score of 71.36 points in the short program at the Vancouver Olympics. She's in third place heading into Thursday's free skate (5 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. ET).

Video of her performance Tuesday with understandable emotion when she finishes.