Kim Yu-na to Meet Rival Japanese Skater on Russian Ice
Skating ace Kim Yu-na will go head-to-head with fellow sixteen year-old Japanese skater Mao Asada in the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Dec.15-18 in St Petersburg, Russia. Kim defeated Asada at the World Junior Championships prior to their first upcoming adult event.
From left: Kim Yu-na, Mao Asada and Emily Hughes during the 2005 World Junior Championships
Kim holds 26 points after ranking third in the second Senior Grand Prix and first in the fourth Senior Grand Prix. Asada came home first in the sixth competition that ended Saturday in Nagano, Japan with 199.52 points, gaining her ticket to the final round with a combined 26 points from a third place finish in the first competition.
Asada, who won last season’s Grand Prix Final, scored 199.52 points at Saturday’s event, the highest score awarded by the new system of the ISU (International Skating Union). Ando Miki with 28 points and Fumie Suguri, 26 points secured their places in the final, confirming the Japanese dominance of the sport. Hungarian Julia Sebestyen with 28 points and Swiss Sarah Meier on 24 points also qualified.
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