Amber Glenn of the United States took the lead while defending champion Kaori Sakamoto of Japan was fourth after the women's short program at figure skating's Grand Prix Final on Thursday.Glenn, who won both the Grand Prix events she entered this season, scored 70.04 points to carry a 0.71-point lead over debutant Mone Chiba of Japan into Saturday's free skate.Five of the six women's entrants are from Japan, with Hana Yoshida sitting third on 64.23 and Sakamoto next on 63.98, 6.06 points behind Glenn, at the event in Grenoble, France.During the second half of her program, Sakamoto under-rot…READ FULL ARTICLE
