Skate America Results

1. Miki Ando, Japan, 192.59.
2. Kimmie Meissner, United States, 177.78
3. Sarah Meier, Switzerland, 169.01.
4. Mao Asada, Japan, 171.23.
5. Kiira Korpi, Finland, 132.93.
6. Emily Hughes, United States, 147.34.
7. Mai Asada, Japan, 138.29.
8. Mira Leung, Canada, 128.07.
9. Valentina Marchei, Italy, 116.81.
10. Katy Taylor, United States, 106.07.
11. Michelle Cantu, Mexico, 108.04.

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Miki Ando needed to forget about the Olympics. She found the perfect tonic at Skate America.

Eight months after she barely could stand up and finished 15th at the Turin Games, Ando is off to a sensational start to the new season.

"I couldn't concentrate that much even though it was a big season,'' she said through a translator. "It was not easy for me.

"I wanted to perform this way, that I did tonight, in the Olympics. Last year ... I didn't have the attitude of a member of the Japanese team. This year, the image and attitude is very strong and that's why I skated so well.''

It appeared American world champion Kimmie Meissner might grab the gold after a sensational free skate. Then Ando went her one better.

Actually, quite a few better, landing 10 jumps in the first 2 1-2 minutes and posting a personal-best 125.85 points for the free skate and 192.59 overall. That outdistanced Meissner and the disappointing Asada in a three-way battle of teenagers.

勝てば官軍、負ければ賊軍。
勝つことは偉いことだ。

浅田真央は171.23点

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Skate America Results
Free Skate
1. 安藤 125.85 points
2. Meissner, USA, 118.96
3. Meier, Switzerland, 111.41
4. 浅田真央 102.39
5. Korpi, Finland, 89.95
6. Hughes, USA, 89.92
7. 浅田舞 89.63

最終順位
1. 安藤　192.59
2. Meissner 177.78
3. 浅田真央 171.23
4. Meier 169.01
5. Hughes 147.34
6. 浅田舞 138.29

５位以下は、上位４人との実力差が大きい。

ボンズ、トーマス、ガルシアパーラもＦＡに

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Oakland pitcher Barry Zito and Washington's Alfonso Soriano are the biggest names available in this year's free-agent class.

今年の目玉は、ジトとソリアーノ。

加藤晴彦が女子アナと真剣交際

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中京テレビの本多小百合アナウンサーと真剣交際していることが分かった。

真剣交際という言葉は変だ。

福嶋プレーオフで優勝、横峯は２位

宮里の精彩のないプレーを見てホットした。
宮里に負けるようでは日本プロゴルフはダメだ。

安藤１位、浅田真央３位

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What a difference a year has made for Japan's Miki Ando, who on Saturday night resurrected a struggling career with a dazzling and personal-best performance at Skate America in Hartford, Conn.

The 18-year-old from Nagoya City combined personal-best scores in her short program and free skate to win the gold medal against competition that featured arguably the two best skaters in the world today – country mate Mao Asada and World champion Kimmie Meissner.

Asada, who led after the short program, failed on her opening triple Axel attempt and faded back to third place overall (fourth in the free skate), while Meissner turned in an exhilarating program and jumped from third after the short program to second place.

２位はマイズナー。
安藤　192.59 (過去最高は 172.30)
マイズナー　177.78

安藤はスマートになった分だけ、スピードが増した。浅田真央には丁度いい失敗。