PyeongChang Olympic gold medalist Alina Zagitova built on her lead after Wednesday’s short program to win her first World title in Saitama, Japan on Friday.
The 16-year-old Russian had one of her only clean free skates since the Olympics, enough to score 155.42 points and earn an overall score of 237.50 points. She skated to “Carmen.”
Her pet dog, Masaru, was gifted to her by the country of Japan after her Olympic win and the name means “Victory” in Japanese.
Kazakhstan’s Elizabet Tursynbayeva became the first senior lady to land a quadruple jump, a Salchow, in international competition.