Wakaba Higuchi overtakes U.S. women to win Skate America; Ilia Malinin leads men
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on October 20, 2024
ALLEN, Texas — Either Isabeau Levito was going to become the youngest U.S. figure skater to win Skate America since Michelle Kwan, or Bradie Tennell was going to become the oldest women’s singles skater to ever win Skate America.
Neither happened.
Instead, Japan’s Wakaba Higuchi, who was arguably the most accomplished active skater without a Grand Prix title, earned the biggest victory of her career. She had finished second or third in five of her 13 prior Grand Prix starts dating back to 2016.
Higuchi, fourth after the short program, overtook . . .
