Figure skating: Japan's Higuchi finishes 2nd at Cup of China

Japan's Wakaba Higuchi claimed second place after the women's free program on Saturday at the Cup of China, the third event of figure skating Grand Prix series.Second after Friday's short program, Higuchi scored 141.99 points in a clean long skate at Capital Stadium to close with a total of 212.52 points, just 1.36 behind Russian winner Alina Zagitova.Higuchi's podium finish was her second in succession after taking third at the GP season-opening Rostelecom Cup in Russia last month, keeping alive her chances of reaching the Grand Prix Final.Skating to the James Bond soundtrack Skyfall, the …READ FULL ARTICLE