It is always nice to see a skater who has given it their all, but never quite been able to break into the elite ranks, enjoy success on a big stage.
Such was the case last week for 19-year-old Rin Nitaya, who claimed the silver medal at the Winter Universiade in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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KEYWORDS
Yuzuru Hanyu,
Elena Radionova,
Denis Ten,
Nathan Chen,
Rin Nitaya,
Keiji Tanaka,
Sam Auxier,
Hinano Isobe,
Winter Universiade,
Alexander Majorov,
U.S. Figure Skating Association
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