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Japan's Asada has shaky program

Associated Press

Friday, October 16, 2009

PARIS -- World champion Kim Yu-na of South Korea skated to a medley of James Bond themes Friday and opened a massive lead in the women's short program at the Trophee Bompard. Wearing a halter dress with gold and silver sequins, she was nearly 17 points ahead of Yukari Nakano of Japan. Kim hit perfect landings on her jumps, including a new difficult triple lutz-triple toe loop combination to begin her program. She had 76.08 points and Nakano 59.64. Kim's main rival in Paris, 2008 world champion ...

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