Japan's Kaori Sakamoto and Wakaba Higuchi both delivered strong performances on Friday in the women's short program at Skate America, the first event of the Grand Prix season.Sakamoto, the reigning Japanese national champion, finished second with 73.25 points, and Higuchi, the 2018 world championship silver medalist, finished third with a personal best of 71.76."I was so happy because it's been a while since I've been able to perform so well," Higuchi said. "I want to free my mind, focus and skate with confidence in the free skate (on Saturday)."American Bradie Tennell, the 2018 U.S. nation…READ FULL ARTICLE
