Figure skating: Medvedeva, Voronov win at NHK Trophy as Russians sweep singles

Two-time world champion Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia claimed the NHK Trophy women's title on Saturday, while compatriot Sergei Voronov won the men's championship in the absence of Japanese Olympic and world champion Yuzuru Hanyu.Medvedeva, who led after the short program, fell while executing her first jump, a triple flip, but made up for it to earn 144.40 points for a total of 224.39 at fourth event of the Grand Prix Series.Italy's Carolina Kostner, the winner of the 2007 and 2010 competitions, was runner-up with 212.24, followed by Russian Polina Tsurskaya (210.19) in the 12-woman field at…READ FULL ARTICLE