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Asada wins Four Continents figure skating crown

Mao Asada produced a spellbinding performance in the women's free skate to win the Four Continents figure skating meet on Saturday. Top after the short program, Asada successfully landed a triple axel and went on to complete a near faultless skate to beat... ...full story at Japan Today

from Japan Today on Sat, Feb 16 2008

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GOYANG, South Korea — Mao Asada produced a spellbinding performance in the free skate to win the Four Continents women's title on Saturday. Read the full story . . .
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