American women falter at World Figure Skating Championships

[TexasTowelie]

1 Elizaveta TUKTAMYSHEVA RUS 77.62
2 Elena RADIONOVA RUS 69.51
3 Satoko MIYAHARA JPN 67.02
4 Kanako MURAKAMI JPN 65.48
5 Rika HONGO JPN 62.17
6 Zijun LI CHN 61.83
7 Polina EDMUNDS USA 61.71
8 Gracie GOLD USA 60.73
9 Anna POGORILAYA RUS 60.50
10 Alaine CHARTRAND CAN 60.24
11 Ashley WAGNER USA 57.81
12 Mae Berenice MEITE FRA 57.08
13 Joshi HELGESSON SWE 56.28
14 Nicole RAJICOVA SVK 54.40
15 So Youn PARK KOR 53.95
16 Elene GEDEVANISHVILI GEO 52.11
17 Roberta RODEGHIERO ITA 51.42
18 Hae Jin KIM KOR 50.03
19 Nicole SCHOTT GER 49.29
20 Anne Line GJERSEM NOR 49.25
21 Gabrielle DALEMAN CAN 48.13
22 Dasa GRM SLO 47.21
23 Angelina KUCHVALSKA LAT 45.74
24 Giada RUSSO ITA 43.85

Edmunds and Gold skated cleanly while Wagner had one fall.

http://www.isuresults.com/results/wc2015/SEG003.HTM

[joeybee12]

1. It's been a bad time for women's skating in the US...

for a long time now.

[TexasTowelie]

3. Yes, here is a more detailed story:

http://www.thestar.com/sports/skating/2015/03/26/did-i-really-just-do-the-triple-axel-at-the-world-championships-tuktamysheva-takes-huge-lead-at-figure-skating-worlds.html

The top Russian woman landed a triple axel which is why she has such a huge lead.

[RockaFowler]

2. Look at the Japanese women

Wow!! They are clearly a force in Women's and Men's skating