TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Japan's Mao Asada finally outdid South Korean rival Kim Yuna Saturday, snatching the women's title at the world figure skating championships to gain some consolation for ...

TURIN, Italy • That Asian rivalry — Asada vs. Kim — has been reignited. Mao Asada beat Olympic champion Kim Yu-na to win her second title at the World Figure Skating Championships on Saturday. The ...

TURIN, Italy (Reuters) - Japan's Mao Asada said she put in a "perfect performance" to beat stressed rival Kim Yuna to the world title Saturday. "For the short and the free programs I was looking for a ...

License to Thrill: Korea's Kim Yu-na carries nation's expections on ice ...

Japan’s Mao Asada shows her gold medal during the awards ceremony of the ladies free skating competition at the world figure skating championships in Saitama on March 29, 2014. Japan’s Mao Asada won ...

SOCHI, Russia – Reigning Olympic champion Yuna Kim of South Korea produced one of the all-time great Olympic skating performances to send a warning of intent to the rest of the ladies' field on ...

Asian women dominated the last three women's world championships. Now comes the really big show. South Korea's Kim Yu-na of South Korea, and Japan's Mao Asada and Miki Ando enter tonight's short ...

Wong announced that he's hanging up his cleats this weekend during a ceremony at University of Hawaii, his alma mater. Strider underwent elbow surgery last year and made one start in April before ...

SOCHI, Russia (AP) Mao Asada is still trying triple axels. More important at the Sochi Olympics, perhaps, is the renewed focus on the rest of her jumps. The Japanese star now does just one triple axel ...