An Olympian leads after the U.S. Figure Skating Championships women’s short program, but not the one most expected.
Polina Edmunds, the youngest member of the entire 2014 U.S. Olympic team, skated clean and tallied 70.19 points in St. Paul, Minn., on Thursday night.
Neither Gracie Gold nor Ashley Wagner could match their Sochi teammate. Gold, the 2014 U.S. champion, singled her opening jump and scored 62.50 for second place. Wagner, a three-time U.S. champion, fell on her opening jump combination and posted 62.41 for fourth.
Edmunds takes a whopping 7.