SAITAMA – Olympic champion Alina Zagitova took a commanding lead after the short program at the world championships on Wednesday night.
The 16-year-old Russian earned a total score of 82.08 points and holds a lead of more than five points over Japan champion Kaori Sakamoto, who is in second place with 76.86.
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