Rika Kihira of Japan leads Skate Canada after short program
KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Rika Kihira of Japan topped the Skate Canada women’s short program with 81.35 points Friday.
Young You of South Korea was second at 78.22, followed by 15-year-old Russian Alexandra Trusova at 74.40.
Russia’s Evgenia Medvedeva, the two-time world champion and 2018 Olympic silver medalist, failed to land a double axel cleanly and fell on her final jump to end up sixth in the 12-woman field.
In ice dance, Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue topped the short program with 83.21 points. They are coming off a victory last week at Skate America in Las Vegas. Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were second at 82.58.
