Wakaba Higuchi overtakes U.S. women to win Skate America
Higuchi wins women’s gold, Miura and Kihara capture pairs in big night for Japan at Skate America
Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday night, putting together an error-free program at Skate America to edge Japanese teammate Rinka Watanabe and American star Isabeau Levito.
Wakaba Higuchi overtakes U.S. women to win Skate America
ALLEN, Texas — Short program leader Isabeau Levito had the chance to become the youngest U.S. figure skater to win Skate America since Michelle Kwan. Bradie Tennell, second in the short, could have been the oldest women’s singles skater to ever win Skate America.
Japan's Higuchi wins Skate America women's gold
Wakaba Higuchi won the women's title at Skate America on Saturday, leading Rinka Watanabe in a Japanese one-two in the first figure skating grand prix event of the season.
Miura and Kihara claim Skate America pairs title
Former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan opened the figure skating grand prix season with a pairs victory at Skate America on Saturday.
Higuchi caps big night for Japan at Skate America with women's gold
Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday night, putting together an error-free program at Skate America to edge Japanese teammate Rinka Watanabe and American star Isabeau Levito.
Japan's Wakaba Higuchi wins women's title as Skate America
Wakaba Higuchi of Japan finishes first in the women's competition at Skate America with a total score of 196.93.
Ilia Malinin lands 4 quads — and a backflip — to win his third straight Skate America title
World champion Ilia Malinin won Skate America on Sunday for the third consecutive year. He altered his free skate on the fly ...
Ilia Malinin three-peats at Skate America, joins exclusive club
Ilia Malinin became the fourth man to win three consecutive Skate America titles, prevailing despite a flawed free skate in ...
World champions Chock and Bates beaten at Skate America, but Ilia Malinin flips to the top after early mistake
The American world champions were unable to overcome a glaring mistake during their rhythm dance on Saturday, ultimately ...
Malinin Captures Third Straight Skate America Crown
World champion Ilia Malinin won his third straight Skate America title Sunday, adjusting on the fly after a mid-routine mistake to hold off France's Kevin Aymoz at the first Grand Prix event of the ...
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American Vincent Zhou, 20, said that he was as well-prepared and trained as he possible could be for Skate America. The result? Zhou left with his first major senior title -- and it wasn't close.
Ilia Malinin lands quads, backflip to win Skate America title
U.S. and world champion Ilia Malinin hit four quads and a backflip, which had been banned until this season, to win the Skate ...