Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

Japan's Asada wins at Grand Prix Final

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese teenager Mao Asada gives her performance in the free skate at the figure skating Grand Prix Final at Yoyogi national gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 17. Asada, who is ineligible at the upcoming Olympics in Turin, upstaged two-time world champion and odds-on favorite Irina Slutskaya of Russia to win the women's event.

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