GANGNEUNG, SOUTH KOREA ¨C Alina Zagitova of the Olympic Athletes from Russia smashed the world record to take the lead after the women¡¯s short program at Gangneung Ice Arena on Wednesday.
Moments after training partner and two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva had broken her own world mark, Zagitova took the ice and topped it by more than a point with a score of 82.92 points.
The 15-year-old Zagitova, winner of the Grand Prix Final in December, skated to ¡°Black Swan¡± and was absolutely stunning.
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