EVERETT, Washington — Olympic bronze medalist Ami Nakai of Japan leads Saatva Skate America, looking to complete a sweep of her two Grand Prix regular season events.
Nakai landed a triple Axel en route to 82.20 points — the world's top short program score this season — going into Sunday's free skate (4 p.m. ET, NBC and Peacock ).
She leads by a significant 7.96 points over 2022 Olympic silver medalist Alexandra Ignatova from Russia, who last week finished second in China to become the first mom to make a Grand Prix singles podium.
American Alexa Gasparotto made history by becoming the first Black woman to land a triple Axel on the Grand Prix…
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