Mao Asada of Japan won the women's title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday night, overcoming a big fall going into a planned triple axel.
Italy's Carolina Kostner won the silver, despite putting her hands down twice on jumps. South Korea's Kim Yu-na, who missed a competition last month because of a hip injury, took third.
Earlier Thursday, Isabelle Delobel and Olivier Schoenfelder of France widened their lead in the ice dancing competition.
Great things have been expected of Asada since she won the junior world title in 2005. She won the senior Grand Prix final the following year, and would have been a medal favorite at the …
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