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Yevgenia Medvedeva breaks record in Grand Prix Final short program

Russian Yevgenia Medvedeva broke the record for highest women’s short program score at the Grand Prix Final on Friday.

Medvedeva, who hasn’t lost in more than one year, totaled 79.21 points in Marseille, France. That beat Mao Asada‘s 78.66 from the 2014 World Championships, the previous record under a decade-old judging system.

Medvedeva leads Canadian Kaetlyn Osmond by 3.67 points going into Saturday’s free skate.

The Russian hopes to repeat as champion at the Grand Prix Final, the second-biggest annual figure skating event. Medvedeva, 17, already holds the free skate world record and can break Yuna Kim‘s record for total score with a solid effort Saturday in Marseille.