Figure skating: Miyahara 5th as Zagitova wins women's GP Final title

Japanese teenager Satoko Miyahara missed out on a place on the medals podium on Saturday, finishing fifth after the women's free program at figure skating's Grand Prix Final.Silver medalist at the last two GP finals, Miyahara, 19, was third after the short program but dropped to fifth with a total of 213.49 points, while 15-year-old Russian Alina Zagitova came from behind to win the gold medal on her debut in the event.Zagitova, second in the short program, won the title with 223.30 points ahead of compatriot Maria Sotskova (216.28) and short program leader Kaetlyn Osmond of Canada (215.16)…READ FULL ARTICLE