See Anna Shcherbakova's Routine and Brief Program Rating

Anna Shcherbakova, the ultimate Russian teenager to compete, didn’t attempt to observe Kamila Valieva or Alexandra Trusova with a triple axel try. However her extra modest program — together with highly effective, hypnotizing spins, a triple flip, a step sequence and so forth — was a compelling showcase of her abilities, which led her to a world title final yr.

She earned a rating of 80.20, the very best of the season for her, and moved into second place. Russian skaters occupy the highest three ranks as we head to the ultimate skater of the evening, Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.