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Kwan, Eldredge win at The Masters of Figure Skating
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Michelle Kwan and Todd Eldredge were the winners Saturday night at The Masters of Figure Skating event.
Kwan earned three perfect scores of 6.0 for presentation. She skated in a new dress she received earlier in the day, an outfit that her mother altered so it could be ready for the evening competition.
"I really enjoyed myself tonight," Kwan said. "I am learning to compete with more joy."
Kwan finished ahead of 1995 world champion Yuka Sato. Nicole Bobek was third.
Eldredge, a five-time U.S. champion, got the only perfect score in the men's event for artistic merit.
Olympic gold medallist Alexei Urmanov was second and two-time Olympic silver medallist Brian Orser of Canada, the oldest competitor at 36, was third.
Results
BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Final results Saturday of The Masters of Figure Skating event at the Bank of America Centre:Men
1. Todd Eldredge, United States, 1.5 factored placings.
2. Alexei Urmanov, Russia, 3.0.
3. Brian Orser, Canada, 4.5.
4. Ilia Kulik, Russia, 6.0.
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Women
1. Michelle Kwan, United States, 1.5 factored placings.
2. Yuka Sato, Japan, 3.5.
3. Nicole Bobek, United States, 4.0.
4. Lu Chen, China, 6.0.
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Pairs
1. Elena Berezhnaya and Anton Sikharulidze, Russia, 1.5 factored placings.
2. Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, Russia, 3.0.
3. Radka Kovarikova and Rene Novotny, Czech Republic, 5.0.
4. Jamie Sale and David Pelletier, Canada, 5.5.