Figure skating - Zagitova breaks world record for short programme

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Alina Zagitova set a world record in figure skating's women's singles short programme on Wednesday, breaking the previous record set barely 15 minutes earlier.

The Olympic Athlete from Russia scored 82.92 points and moved into first place ahead of compatriot Evgenia Medvedeva, who had earlier scored 81.61 points.

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/John Sibley

(Reporting by Elaine Lies)

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Evgenia Medvedeva, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/John Sibley

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Evgenia Medvedeva, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Alina Zagitova, an Olympic athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/John Sibley

Figure Skating - Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics - Ladies Single Skating Short Program - Gangneung, South Korea - February 21, 2018 - Evgenia Medvedeva, an Olympic Athlete from Russia, performs. REUTERS/Damir Sagolj