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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2013 SPORTS Photo of the day TOKYO: Figure skaters Elena Radionova of Russia (L), Mao Asada of Japan (C) and Akiko Suzuki of Japan (R) pose for photographers during the award ceremony for the women’s singles in the NHK Trophy, the fourth leg of the six-stage ISU figure skating Grand Prix series in Tokyo yesterday. Asada won the event. —AFP Japan’s Asada scores back-to-back GP wins TOKYO: Japan’s two-time world champion at 253.16 and former US champion Jeremy Mao Asada won back-to-back Grand Prix titles Abbott at 237.41. Takahashi’s victory kept yesterday, in a warning to her archrival and alive his chance of qualifying for the Grand Olympic champion Kim Yu-Na ahead of the Prix Final. “I guess I was a bit overwhelmed Sochi Winter Games. Asada’s compatriot and by the atmosphere, which was quite tense former world champion Daisuke Takahashi, today,” Takahashi said. “But I managed to who is recovering from a stumbling start to show improvement from Skate America,” he the Olympic season, took the men’s title at said. “I think my confidence has come back the NHK Trophy in Tokyo, the fourth leg of the somewhat.” He has struggled with four-revo- six-round Grand Prix series. lution jumps in recent years-crashing in the Asada, the runner-up to Kim at the 2010 short programme at Skate America.—AFP Daniel Mueller performs in Steinsoultz, France.— www.redbull.com Vancouver Olympics, broke her own personal best scores in the free skating and the com- NHK Trophy results bined total, slightly closing up big gaps on the South Korean superstar’s world records. TOKYO: Results yesterday from the NHK Trophy, Reigning world champion Kim, who like the fourth leg of the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Asada is 23, has skipped the Grand Prix tour series at the Yoyogi National Stadium arena in Avalanche beat Flames due to a foot injury but is preparing to make Tokyo: her season debut at the lower-tier event Women Golden Spin in Zagreb, Croatia, from Final standings December 5 to 8. “It will really be a huge 1. Mao Asada (JPN) 207.59 pts, 2. Elena to go top in Central Radionova (RUS) 191.81, 3. Akiko Suzuki (JPN) inspiration for me if I can skate together with 179.32, 4. Gracie Gold (USA) 177.81, 5. Satoko her on the same big stage and at the centre Miyahara (JPN) 170.21 6. Valentina Marchei (ITA) DENVER: Colorado goaltender Jean-Sebastien of great attention as we did in Vancouver,” 168.95, 7. Alena Leonova (RUS) 161.94, 8. Giguere stopped 30 shots to help the Avalanche said Asada, who also won the season-open- Mirai Nagasu (USA) 141.71, 9. Elene beat Calgary 4-2 on Friday and go clear atop the ing Grand Prix, Skate America. Gedevanishvili (GEO) 129.24. Central Division.In the day’s other games, The world’s top skaters can only take part Anaheim beat Buffalo to remain the league’s in two of the six Grand Prix events each sea- Free skate only team unbeaten at home, Toronto beat New son. Going out with a 5.23-point lead from 1. Mao Asada (JPN) 136.33, 2. Elena Radionova Jersey after a shootout and Winnipeg cruised Friday’s short programme, Asada under-rotat- (RUS) 128.98, 3. Gracie Gold (USA) 114.98, 4. Akiko Suzuki (JPN) 113.29, 5. Satoko Miyahara past Nashville. Colorado’s goals came from Ryan ed her opening triple axel and took off with (JPN) 111.82, 6. O’Reilly, Paul Stastny, John Mitchell and Matt the wrong edge on a triple lutz to lose some Valentina Marchei (ITA) 107.05, 7. Alena Leonova Duchene. The Avalanche improved to 13-2, join- points. But she landed four more triple jumps (RUS) 106.08, 8. Mirai Nagasu (USA) 90.70, 9. ing the 1995 Quebec Nordiques for the best 15- and marked a maximum level-four in two Elene Gedevanishvili (GEO) 84.10 game start in franchise history. Colorado spins and one step sequence to the music of reached 26 points in 15 games, while last year it “Piano Concerto No. 2” by Rachmaninov. She Men took 29. Mike Cammalleri had two goals for the earned 136.33 points in the free skate, bring- Final standings Flames. ing her combined total to 207.59 points. 1. Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 268.31, 2. Nobunari Her previous best free skate score was Oda (JPN) 253.16, 3. Jeremy Abbott (USA) 237.41, 4. Adam Rippon (USA) 233.71, 5. Javier Fernandez LEAFS 2, DEVILS 1 134.37 at the world championships last (ESP) 230.45, 6. Takahito Mura (JPN) 227.22, 7. James van Riemsdyk scored on a low wrist March. She scored her best combined total of Max Aaron (USA) 223.35, 8. Konstantin Menshov shot in the shootout to give the Toronto Maple 205.50 at the 2010 Olympics, where Kim set (RUS) 221.32, 9. Sergei Voronov (RUS) 221.18 Leafs a 2-1 win over the New Jersey Devils on world records of 150.06 and 228.56 points. Friday night. Cory Schneider stopped Toronto’s Russia’s 14-year-old world junior champion Free skate Mason Raymond and Phil Kessel before van Elena Radionova finished second overall yes- 1. Daisuke Takahashi (JPN) 172.76, 2. Nobunari Riemsdyk’s goal. Adam Henrique then fired wide terday at 191.81, including 128.98 from the Oda (JPN) 170.46, 3. Jeremy Abbott (USA) 158.63, for the Devils. Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan free skate. Another Japanese, Akiko Suzuki, 4. Adam Rippon (USA) 151.46, 5. Konstantin Bernier bested Michael Ryder and Travis Zajac placed third at 179.32 overall. Menshov (RUS) 147.75, 6. Takahito Mura (JPN) 147.25, 7. Max Aaron (USA) 147.14, 8. Javier had Bernier beat but hit the post. Schneider “I feel I have really brushed up my short Fernandez (ESP) 145.67, 9. Sergei Voronov (RUS) made a great save on Kessel during a Leafs 3-on- programme,” said Asada, who fell on a triple 141.38 1 in overtime to help force the shootout.Kessel axel in the free skate at Skate America. “But I scored on the power play at 8:12 of the third have not yet reached my target level in the Pairs period to open the scoring. Ryder tied it on his free skating.” Asada is the only active female Final standings own power-play score with 4:45 remaining in skater who has regularly executed the diffi- 1. Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) TORONTO: David Clarkson #71 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the New Jersey regulation. cult 3.5-revolution triple axel. 236.49, 2. Peng Cheng/Zhang Hao (CHN) 182.18, Devils at the Air Canada Centre on Friday in Toronto, Canada. Mason Raymond #12, Paul She has struggled with the high-scoring 3. Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 171.32, 4. Marissa Ranger #15, Jerred Smithson #22, Jonathan Bernier #45 and Mark Fraser. —AFP Castelli/Simon Shnapir(USA) 168.89, 5. Haven DUCKS 6, SABRES 2 element since landing three triple axels in with 3:15 remaining in the first period. It was of the eight shots he faced over nearly 81/2 Denney/Brandon Frazier (USA) 167.85, 6. Paige Ryan Getzlaf had three goals and an assist in Vancouver. But her success rate has been the most goals the Jets have scored in a period minutes. Marek Mazanec, making his NHL debut Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 153.55, 7. the first period, linemate Dustin Penner also improving this season. “I want to land two since March 1, 2012, when they had five against after being called up from Milwaukee of the Anastasia Martiusheva/Alexei Rogonov (RUS) scored four points, and Anaheim remained the (triple) axels in the free skate. I believe I have Florida. Tangradi’s goal sent goalie Carter AHL on Nov. 5, turned aside 21 of the 23 shots 145.37, 8. Narumi Takahashi/Ryuichi Kihara (JPN) NHL’s only unbeaten home team. Getzlaf got his room for improvement in technical aspects.” 136.13 Hutton to the bench after he stopped just five he faced. —AP first career hat trick before the first intermission Asada qualified for the December 5-8 as the league-leading Ducks (14-3-1) trounced Grand Prix Final in Fukuoka, Japan, which Free skate the league-worst Sabres (3-15-1) for their sev- brings together the top six finishers in each 1. Tatiana Volosozhar/Maxim Trankov (RUS) enth win in eight games overall. Frederik NHL results/standings category in the series. In the men’s free skat- 154.46, 2. Peng Cheng/Zhang Hao (CHN) 117.09, Andersen made 25 saves and improved to 5-0 in ing, Takahashi, only fourth at Skate America, 3. Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir(USA) 110.29, 4. Toronto 2, New Jersey 1 (SO); Winnipeg 5, Nashville 0; Colorado 4, Calgary 2; Anaheim 6, Buffalo 2. Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier (USA) 109.18, 5. his NHL career as Anaheim won its seventh opened his long programme with a clean Sui Wenjing/Han Cong (CHN) 101.19, 6. straight at Honda Center. Mikhail Grigorenko Western Conference Eastern Conference quadruple toeloop. Atlantic Division Paige Lawrence/Rudi Swiegers (CAN) 100.77, 7. scored his first two goals of the season for the Pacific Division But the 27-year-old under-rotated another WLOTLGFGAPTS Tampa Bay 11 4 0 51 37 22 Anastasia Martiusheva/Alexei Rogonov (RUS) Sabres, who finished their three-game California quadruple attempt in his next element.