Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai of Japan leads after short program at Skate America
Nakai’s 82.20 points, a personal best, gave her a wide lead as the first Skate America medals awaited later Saturday night.
- On Saturday, Japanese star Ami Nakai took a commanding lead at Skate America in Everett, Washington, scoring a personal-best 82.20 points for her short program set to "Por Una Cabeza" by Carlos Gardel.
- Nakai, fresh off a Grand Prix de France gold medal, opened her program with a triple axel, one of the few women to attempt the 3 1/2-revolution jump, before landing a flawless triple lutz-triple toe.
- Trailing the leader, former Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Ignatova secured 74.24 points, while Yujae Kim of Korea scored 73.92 and Adeliia Petrosian finished fourth as a neutral athlete.
- American ice dancers Emilea Zingas and Vadym Kolesnik scored 82.52 points in the rhythm dance, performing to selections from Georges Bizet's "Carmen" just a fraction off the season's best score.
- Despite a late start due to Kolesnik's injury, the duo—who placed fifth at the Milan Olympics—are expected to be podium contenders at next month's Grand Prix Final.
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Olympic bronze medallist Ami Nakai led former Olympic silver medallist Alexandra Ignatova and the rest of the Skate America field by a wide margin after the Japanese star landed her triple axel to highlight a peerless short program Saturday night. At A...
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Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai of Japan leads after short program at Skate America
Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai led former Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Ignatova and the rest of the Skate America field by a wide margin after the Japanese star landed her triple axel to highlight a peerless short program Saturday night.
Ami Nakai doesn't feel the pressure, packs a lovely short program and takes the lead by digging an important groove on the chasers, in particular on the Russian Alexandra Ignatova. This is what happened at the end of the short individual female program, second segment of the second day valid for Skate America, stage number four of the Grand [...]
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