Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova was flawless in her first competition this season, winning Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany and moving comfortably atop the world rankings.
The 16-year-old Russian landed seven clean triple jumps in Friday’s free skate, tallying 158.50 points and 238.43 total points. She won by 29.21 points over Japanese Mai Mihara. The top American was Mariah Bell in fourth. Full results are here.
In the last two days, Zagitova recorded the young season’s best short program (by 5.19 points), free skate (by 11.13) and total score (by 16.