Women’s Figure Skating - Day 2

Shizuka Arakawa of Japan arches for the gold medal during her long prgram performance.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Emily Hughes shows giddy excitement during her performance in the free skate portion.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Hungary’s Julia Sebestyen stumbles in the women’s free skating program.  (Franck Fife / AFP/Getty Images)

Sasha Cohen of the United States, the leader going into the free skating portion of the women’s figure skating competition, falls during her long routine.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Gold medal winner Shizuka Arakawa spins her way to the top score in the free skate portion.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Bronze medalist Russia’s Irina Slutskaya skates during the women’s free skate.  (Amy Sancetta / AP)

Sasha Cohen of the United States listens to the judges scores after her performance.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Gold medal winner Shizuka Arakawa of Japan performs in the long program.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Emily Hughes of the United States performs in the long program of the women’s figure skating competition.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Gold-medal winner Shizuka Arakawa of Japan performs in the free skating portion of the women’s figure skating competition.  (Wally Skalij / LAT)

Finland’s Susanna Poykio performs in the women’s free skating program during the figure skating competition.  (Yuri Kadobnov AFP/Getty Images)

Japan’s Fumie Suguri reacts after finishing her women’s free skate performance.  (Amy Sancetta / AP)

Sasha Cohen of the United States, the leader going into the free skating portion of the women’s figure skating competition, falls during her routine.  (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Shizuka Arakawa of Japan is seen during the free skating portion of the women’s figure skating competition.  (Sergey Chirikov / EPA)