Russian women secured their first podium sweep in the 115-year history of the ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Friday night, thanks to two 16-year-olds and a 24-year-old.
Anna Shcherbakova, 16, led the way with two quadruple jumps – a technical layout unheard of in the women’s field just a couple years ago, holding on to her lead from the short program.
Skating in her first senior worlds, the 2019 world junior champion earned 152.17 points for her free skate. She ended the event with a 233.17 total.
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Russian women have now won five of the last six women’s world titles.