CNN —Teenager Isabeau Levito underlined her status as a future Olympian by winning her first US figure skating title. The 15-year-old, who is the world junior champion, scored a total of 223.33 points in San Jose on Friday to finish ahead of two-time champion Bradie Tennell, who was second with 213.12 points. “I was just so proud of myself for staying so calm and staying so focused, doing exactly what I aimed to do,” Levito, from New Jersey, said on NBC. “I’m ready to start bouncing off the walls.”Levito led by two-hundredths of a point following the short program on Thursday. In her free skate and under intense pressure after Tennell had performed minutes earlier, scoring 139.36, Levito scored 149.55 to take gold.

Source: CNN January 29, 2023 07:33 UTC