LONDON, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) — Reigning Four Continents champion Mai Mihara of Japan took her first Grand Prix gold after edging American teenager Isabeau Levito at the MK John Wilson Trophy in Sheffield on Sunday.
Mihara, 23, led the women’s short program on Saturday and kept her top position after a smooth free skating on Sunday, grabbing her first Grand Prix gold medal with a total score of 217.43 points.
Levito was only 1.69 points behind as the 15-year-old world junior champion took the silver medal in 215.74 points.
Anastasiia Gubanova of Georgia was third in her debut at the ISU Grand Prix with a score of 193.11 points.
In the ice dance, Italy’s Charlene Guignard and Marco Fabbri met no challenges as they claimed back-to-back Grand Prix titles.
The pair, who won last week’s Grand Prix in Angers, France, continued their good form in Sheffield to lead the squad of ten pairs with 213.74 points.
With two consecutive wins on the circuit this season, Guignard and Fabbri have qualified for the Grand Prix Final to be held in their home country next month.
Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson of Britain and Canada’s Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha finished second and third respectively.