Olympic champ Zagitova storms to maiden world skate title
Russia’s Alina Zagitova in action during the Ladies Short Programme during the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at Saitama Super Arena, Saitama March 20, 2019. — Reuters pic
Tursynbaeva drew gasps from the crowd when she nailed a quadruple salchow — the first woman to land a quad in a senior international competition — on her way to becoming her country’s first female world medallist with an overall score of 224.76 for silver. “It’s been a tough year but it is such a thrill to win gold,” said Zagitova, who suffered an Olympic hangover as she slumped to fifth at last year’s world championships in Milan and fifth at the Russian nationals.
Kihira finished fourth as Japan’s best-placed skater in her first world championship appearance, earning a total of 223.49 points after a gorgeous free skate blotted only by a crash-landing on a brave second triple axel attempt.
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