Olympics: Nakai tops women's figure skating short program, Sakamoto 2nd

Japanese figure skater Ami Nakai made an impressive Olympic debut Tuesday at the Milan Cortina Winter Games as she topped the women's short program by a narrow margin ahead of star compatriot Kaori Sakamoto.The 17-year-old Nakai scored a personal-best 78.71 points for the segment against Sakamoto's 77.23, with reigning world champion Alysa Liu of the United States third on 76.59 points at Milano Ice Skating Arena.Japan's other Olympic debutant, Mone Chiba, scored 74.00 and will head into Thursday's free skate in fourth place.Nakai, who was runner-up at last month's Four Continents Figure Sk…READ FULL ARTICLE