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OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Ava Marie Ziegler performed a near-flawless free skate Saturday to win the NHK Trophy and lead a U.S. 1-2 finish on the podium. Nina Pinzarrone of Belgium was third with 194.66, a result that allowed her to secure a place in the Dec. 7-10 Grand Prix Final at Beijing. The NHK Trophy is the sixth and last event of the International Skating Union’s Grand Prix series, which leads in the Grand Prix Final. The competition concludes later Saturday with the free skate in both men’s and pairs. Japan's Yuma Kagiyama upstaged two-time world champion and compatriot Shoma Uno on Friday to finish first in the men’s short program.

Persons: — Ava Marie Ziegler, Ziegler, Lindsay Thorngren, Nina Pinzarrone, South Korea's Lee Hae, Christina Aguilera, axel, lutz, “, I’m, I’ve, ”, Thorngren, Kaori Sakamoto, Isabeau, Loena, Hana Yoshida, Rion Sumiyoshi, Lewis Gibson, Charlene Guignard, Marco Fabbri, Allison Reed, Saulius, Gibson, Guignard, Fabbri, Shoma Uno, ___ Organizations: NHK, Liberation, Britain, Yuma Locations: OSAKA, Japan, U.S, Belgium, Beijing, South, New Jersey, United States, Italy, Lithuania

ANGERS, France (AP) — Isabeau Levito's quest for a first Grand Prix victory is over. The 16-year-old American figure skater won the Grand Prix de France on Saturday with a total of 203.22 points for her two programs. Teenager Levito had previously claimed four runner-up finishes at other Grand Prix events, including at Skate America last month. The Grand Prix de France is the third of six events in the ISU Grand Prix series. The best skaters qualify for the Grand Prix Final in Beijing from Dec. 7-10.

Persons: Nina Pinzarrone, Rion Sumiyoshi, Levito, Ilia Malinin Organizations: Prix de France, Japan, Skate America, ISU, Paris Locations: ANGERS, France, Belgium, Beijing, paris

☆ Isabeau Levito, 16, wins first major international figure skating competition
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-04 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Aimee Lewis | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —American teenager Isabeau Levito has won her first senior major international figure staking competition, claiming the Grand Prix de France title on Saturday to set up a potential US clean sweep this weekend. Despite finishing third in the Free Skate, the 16-year-old’s overall total of 203.22 was enough for victory and qualification to December’s Grand Prix Final. Thankfully for Levito, the top three from the Short Program all failed to dazzle on Saturday. Grand Prix de France is the third of the six Grands Prix of the season. The 18-year-old is in first place after the Short Program.

Persons: Isabeau Levito, Belgium’s Nina Pinzarrone, Rion Sumiyoshi, “, I’m, ” Levito, Levito, Ashley Wager, Ilia Malinin Organizations: CNN, Prix de France, Prix, Skate, NBC, Skate America Locations: Japan, Angers, France

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