by Emmeline Moore © Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova, who stunned in Pyeongchang four weeks ago, again left the crowd speechless in Milan on Friday but for a different reason — delivering a free skate in which she struggled to stay on her feet. The 15-year-old fell three times to finish fifth at the world championships, ending her bid for a sweep of all the major titles in […]
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Kostner outshines Olympic champ Zagitova to lead worlds
by Emmeline Moore © Agence France-Presse MILAN, Italy (AFP) — Italian veteran Carolina Kostner outshone newly-crowned Olympic champion Alina Zagitova to grab a slender lead after the women’s short programme at the world figure skating championships in Milan on Wednesday. Zagitova, 15, bidding to top a golden debut to her first senior season in which she has won every competition, including gold in Pyeongchang four weeks ago, trails the 31-year-old Italian by a slim […]





