Figure skating: Japanese women lead after SP at Four Continents

Japan's Satoko Miyahara, Kaori Sakamoto and Mai Mihara placed first, second and third, respectively, after the women's short program Wednesday at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships.Miyahara, who won the event in 2016 but was unable to defend her title last year due to a hip injury, scored 71.74 points for the lead at the event only open to skaters from Asia, Africa, the Americas and Oceania."It was a good experience -- it's important to show you can perform better than you have in the past," the 19-year-old said. "I want to be confident in myself."Debutant Sakamoto scored 71.3…READ FULL ARTICLE