Asada 3rd in short program at season-opening Grand Prix

Asada 3rd in short program at season-opening Grand Prix

PARIS, France - Japan's Mao Asada performs her short program during the Trophee Bompard in Paris on Oct. 16, 2009. Asada came in third, allowing her main rival and reigning world champion Kim Yu Na of South Korea to take a massive lead in their first face-off this season.

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