Figure skating: Watanabe 2nd at Skate America as Liu snatches win

Japan's Rinka Watanabe finished second Sunday at Skate America after failing to maintain the narrow short program lead she established over Alysa Liu of the United States.Watanabe landed her opening triple axel-toe loop combination in the free skate but under-rotated three of her ensuing jumps to secure 136.61 points, third best in the segment, and 210.96 points in total in Lake Placid.Last season's world champion Liu also struggled with two under-rotated jumps but still registered 140.54 for 214.27 in total and secured her place in the Grand Prix Final in December in Nagoya. Anastasiia Gub…READ FULL ARTICLE