Figure Skating: Rika Kihira defends Four Continents title

Japan's Rika Kihira defended her title at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships on Saturday after topping the women's free program.Coming into the free routine with a 5.25-point lead, the 17-year-old Japanese scored 151.16 points to top the 21-woman field with a two-program total of 232.34 points at Mokdong Ice Rink. Kihira became the tournament's first men's or women's champion to win consecutive titles.Skating after South Korea's You Young brought the house down to take the lead, Kihira nailed her opening jump, a triple salchow, but singled the triple axel that followed.After t…READ FULL ARTICLE