Neither happened. Instead, Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi, who was arguably the most accomplished active skater without a Grand Prix title, earned the biggest victory of her career. She had finished second or ...

Wakaba Higuchi won the women's title at Skate America on Saturday, leading Rinka Watanabe in a Japanese one-two in the first figure skating grand prix event of the season. American Isabeau Levito ...

Wakaba Higuchi, front, and Rinka Watanabe, rear, both of Japan celebrate their first and second place finishes, respectively, after the women's free skate program at the Skate America figure ...

Higuchi was fourth after her short program, but the 23-year-old from Tokyo was poised and precise in her free skate. And while Watanabe nearly matched her moments later, her level-3 spins and ...

In the pairs event, Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara began the medal haul for Japan by following a dazzling short program with a winning free skate. They scored 214.33 points to outdistance Ellie Kam ...

Wakaba Higuchi won her first Grand Prix event after more than eight years of trying Saturday night, putting together an error-free program at Skate America to edge Japanese teammate Rinka Watanabe and ...

Second place winner Rinka Watanabe of Japan, from left, first place winner Wakaba Higuchi of Japan and Isabeau Levito of the United States, who finished third, pose for photos after the women's ...

Japan’s Higuchi Wakaba staged a comeback win Saturday (19 October), taking the 2024 Skate America figure skating title in Allen, Texas, a day after finishing fourth in the short program. It’s the ...

Wakaba Higuchi picked up her first career Grand Prix figure skating title Saturday, leading a one-two finish for Japan at Skate America. "I'm surprised that I was able to win in the Grand Prix series ...

Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan compete during the pairs free skate program at the Skate America ...