Satoko Miyahara's bid for a fifth straight victory at the national figure skating championships got off to a good start in the women's short program Friday, as Grand Prix Final champ Rika Kihira finished a disappointing fifth.Kihira, who won this month's Grand Prix Final in her senior debut season, fell on her opening triple axel at Osaka's Kadoma Sports Center and scored 68.75 points.Miyahara, sixth at the Grand Prix Final, took the early lead with 76.76. Last year's runner-up Kaori Sakamoto was second with 75.65, Mai Mihara third with 72.88 and Wakaba Higuchi fourth with 72.63."I was so n…READ FULL ARTICLE
