Japan Women's Figure Skating Aims for Olympic Podium Sweep
Japan's women's figure skating team, with Ami Nakai, Kaori Sakamoto, and Mone Chiba, is poised for a potential podium sweep at the Olympics, with only USA's Alysa Liu breaking their top ranks after the short program.
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The U.S. falters again in figure skating, but the women still have time to make it up
Alysa Liu finished the night in third place, Isabeau Levito finished in eighth and Amber Glenn is in 13th place after a popped jump. That puts extra pressure on all of them for Thursday's medal event.
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Isabeau Levito, an 18-year-old figure skater from Mount Holly, competed for the first time in the Milano Cortina Olympics on Tuesday.
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