Higuchi finished with 196.93 points at Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, Texas, while Watanabe took the silver medal with 195.22 points. Levito made a significant mistake, falling on ...
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Higuchi was fourth after her short program, but the 23-year-old from Tokyo was poised and precise in her free skate. And while Watanabe nearly matched her moments later, her level-3 spins and ...
In the pairs event, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara began the medal haul for Japan by following a dazzling short program with a ...
Wakaba Higuchi, front, and Rinka Watanabe, rear, both of Japan celebrate their first and second place finishes, respectively, after the women's free skate program at the Skate America figure ...