Sixteen-year-old Rika Kihira claimed gold in the women's event at the figure skating Grand Prix Final on Saturday, becoming the first Japanese skater since Mao Asada in 2005 to win the competition in her debut season.Kihira, who took the lead after Thursday's short program, topped the six-woman field at the Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre in Vancouver with a total score of 233.12 points. Pyeongchang Olympics champion Alina Zagitova of Russia finished with silver on 226.53, while Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, also from Russia, took bronze with 215.32…READ FULL ARTICLE