Gracie Gold won her first career Grand Prix gold medal and secured her first trip to the Grand Prix Final alongside Ashley Wagner, who will compete at her third consecutive Final. Gold’s gold medal win came over Russia’s Alena Leonova and Japan’s Satoko Miyahara. Gold won bronze at the season’s opening event, Skate America, last month. The men’s and pairs events also went final from Japan with the free dance set for late Saturday night ET. Kaitlin Hawayek and Jean-Luc Baker are in fourth after the short.
Ladies:
Gracie Gold – 1st place (68.16 + 123.00 = 191.16)
Polina Edmunds – 8th place (48.96 + 112.83 = 161.79)
Christina Gao – 9th place (54.86 + 92.65 = 147.51)
Men:
Jeremy Abbott – 5th place (81.51 + 148.14 = 229.65)
Ross Miner – (63.36 + 142.00 = 205.36)
Joshua Farris – (58.35 + 111.53 = 169.88)
Pairs:
DeeDee Leng & Simon Shnapir – 6th place (45.91 + 92.33 = 138.24)
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