Figure skater Ashley Wagner has launched a blistering attack over the controversial result of the Winter Olympic women’s singles competition, calling for an overhaul of the sport and its judging process.

Russian teenager Adelina Sotnikova edged past defending champion Kim Yu Na to win the ladies’ figure skating title at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi Olympic Park.

Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva claimed a hat-trick of Winter Olympics gold medals in Sochi after triumphing in the women’s 12.5km mass start.

Teenager Yulia Lipnitskaya stole the show as host nation Russia won their first gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi, with their figure skating team triumphing in some style at the Iceberg Skating Palace.