Olympic bronze medallist Ami Nakai scored 82.20 in the women’s short program to lead at Skate America.
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Japan’s Ami Nakai took a commanding lead after the women’s short program at Skate America on Saturday in Everett, Washington, scoring 82.20 points.
Nakai’s performance included a triple axel, a flawless triple lutz-triple toe and a finishing triple loop in a program set to “Por Una Cabeza” by Carlos Gardel, leaving her with a nearly eight-point advantage heading into Sunday’s free skate.
Alexandra Ignatova, a former Olympic silver medallist who was Trusova when she won silver at the 2022 Olympics, placed second at 74.24 points.
Yujae Kim of Korea was third, while Adeliia Petrosian, competing as a Russian neutral athlete, was fourth.
The event’s earlier results included Ilia Malinin winning Skate America for the fourth time, with Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin taking the pairs title at 200.79 points.
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