Japanese teenager Rika Kihira leads the women's individual competition at the ISU World Team Trophy after posting the highest short program score of the season on Thursday.Kihira, 16, nailed her opening triple axel on the way to earning 83.97 points for her routine at Marine Messe Fukuoka. She bettered her own world record by 1.46 points."I'm just extremely happy. I was surprised at how high the score was," said Kihira, who is competing in her first season on the international senior circuit. "I was able to remain calm and concentrate on all of my jumps. It was the best triple axel I have l…READ FULL ARTICLE
