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Sports: Asada 1st after record-setting short program

SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Mao Asada of Japan set a world record on Thursday to finish first in the short program at the World Figure Skating Championships.

Mao Asada of Japan smiles
Mao Asada of Japan smiles after her performance during women’s short program of the World Figure Skating Championships in Saitama, near Tokyo, Thursday, March 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

Skating to Chopin’s Nocturne, Asada hit her trademark triple axel at the start of her routine and completed all her remaining jumps to finish with 78.66 points, surpassing the previous record of 78.50 set by Yuna Kim at the Vancouver Olympics.

Carolina Kostner of Italy was second with 77.24 points followed by Julia Lipnitskaia of Russia, who had 74.54 points.

Earlier, Aliona Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy of Germany won the pairs event.

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