GRENOBLE, France (Reuters) - Russia's Alina Zagitova rebounded from an error-laden short program with a graceful free skate on Saturday to earn her second grand prix title this month and qualify for next month's final. "The short program was on a different day, today was new day, I started from scratch and tried to go out with a cool head." With wins at the France and China grand prix events, Zagitova has secured a spot in her first senior-level Grand Prix Final in Japan. Compatriot Maria Sotskova, who had finished second behind Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond in the short program on Friday, finished second overall with 208.78 points, expertly executing a triple lutz triple toeloop combination at the start of her skate. But her third place in France and her Skate Canada title are enough to see her through to the Grand Prix Final, taking place two months before the start of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Source: The Star November 18, 2017 15:39 UTC