Winning performance from Japan's Ami Nakai
Japan dominated the short program in the women's figure skating at Milan-Cortina 2026 with their athletes occupying three of the top four places following the short program.
Ami Nakai, 17, stormed to the top of the leaderboard with a season-best score of 78.71.
She is followed by three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto, while compatriot Mone Chiba - who won bronze at last year's worlds - is in fourth.
They took advantage of errors by the fancied Americans, with reigning world champion Alysa Liu third and Amber Glenn well down the field.
