mo4ch:>Japanese figure skating sensation breaks Zagitova world record in GP final | Mo4ch News

Japanese figure skating star Rika Kihira has stolen the show at the Grand Prix final in Vancouver, Canada, delivering a stunning short program performance and breaking the world record set by Russia’s Alina Zagitova.‘I fall over less often on the ice’: Russian figure skating star Tuktamysheva trolls NeymarThe 16-year-old skater flawlessly landed a triple axel before nailing two other jumping elements, including a triple flip in combination with a triple toe loop to post the highest score of the competition with 82.51 points."I was surprised when I saw the (world record) score. It was a score I never imagined. I feel really happy," Kihira said.Kihira shattered her previous personal best by 10 points to take the lead at the Grand Prix final, surpassing reigning Olympic champion Zagitova by almost five points.Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva sits third after the short program, trailing Kihira by more than 12 points.The Japanese starlet, who demonstrated the most technically comp…