14:25 Arakawa simply wasn't consistent enough; the music was wrong for her routine and coaches Tatiana Tarasova, Evgeni Platov and Nanami Abe won't be happy!
14:23 Arakawa goes for a triple loop but lands a double loop... her routine isn't working, the choreopgrahy isn't great in line with the music... she won't defend her world title!
14:19 Shizuka Arakawa from Tokyo gets her routine underway with more "Romeo and Juliet" ...
14:19 Sasha Cohen's coach John Nicks looks happy but he'll have gone through an emotional roller-coaster; the pair wait for the marks: 62.49 + 62.12 = 124.61 and has decimated the field! Cohen will be on the podium, but where? Arakawa, Ando and Slutskaya to skate...
14:15 Cohen, currently ranked second with 89.78 points, hangs onto to a double loop by the skin of her teeth without placing her hand on the ice; dicing with failure here momentarily, but regains her composure for an excellent combination and spin towards the end of her routine!
14:11 Sasha Cohen, a 20-year-old from Westwood California and coached by Briton John Nicks, takes her time to start her routine...
14:09 Carolina Kostner of Italy receives her marks: 54.94 + 58.35 = 113.29 to hold off Michelle Kwan for first place by under ONE MARK!
14:06 A rather scrathcy double axel, but the routine fails to deliver. The question is was it better that Michelle Kwan's! Kostner appears happy but lost concentration on a couple of spins and loops...
14:02 Carolina Kostner, an 18-year-old from Bolzano. The Italian third overall, begins her routine...
14:00 Michelle Kwan goes off the ice greeted by coach Rafael Arutunian... the pair wait for the result: 55.62 + 59.63 = 113.98... Kwan is in the lead by just four points!
13:59 Michelle Kwan isn't celebrating! Normally the American can do triple salchows in her sleep but not today! Perhaps she was focusing on the next element of her routine! The choreography was superb!
13:57 DISASTER! Kwan falls on a triple salchow and the chances of a medal may well have gone out the window
13:55 Michelle Kwan, from Torrence California, starts the final group of the competition...