The final portion of the first half of the 2022 Olympic figure skating team event, the women's short program, took place Saturday evening (Sunday in Beijing) at Capital Indoor Stadium.
The United States entered the women's short in first place thanks to Nathan Chen's success in the men's short program, coupled with the performance of Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue in the rhythm dance.
The Olympic Athletes from Russia entered Saturday in second place, while China ranked third.
Ten women from 10 of the world's premier figure skating countries took the ice Saturday with hopes of bettering their teams' scores.