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Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (C) shows off the gold medal she captured at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, on Nov. 14, 2010, flanked by silver medalist Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy (R).

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Carolina Kostner of Italy (C), Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and Kanako Murakami of Japan pose for photos after winning first, second and third, respectively, in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010.

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South Korea's Kim wins Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na holds up her medal after winning the Skate America title in Lake Placid on Nov. 15, 2009. Kim came in second place after America's Rachael Flatt in the free program on the same day, but her record-breaking short program a day earlier won her the overall title.

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Suguri had to make do with fourth place with 56.04 points following South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na (76.28), American Rachael Flatt (58.8) and Hungarian Julia Sebestyen (58.54).

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na waves to the spectators after finishing her performance in the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Kim broke her own world record in the event at the Olympic Center to score 76.28 points and took a whopping 17.48-point lead over American Rachael Flatt heading into the free skate.

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na shows a spiral during the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Kim broke her own world record in the event at the Olympic Center to score 76.28 points and took a whopping 17.48-point lead over American Rachael Flatt heading into the free skate.

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Murakami wins at Skate America

PORTLAND, United States - Japanese teenager Kanako Murakami (C) shows off the gold medal she captured at Skate America in Portland, Oregon, on Nov. 14, 2010, flanked by silver medalist Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy (R). (Kyodo)

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Kostner wins title at NHK Trophy

NAGOYA, Japan - Carolina Kostner of Italy (C), Rachel Flatt (L) of the United States and Kanako Murakami of Japan pose for photos after winning first, second and third, respectively, in the women's figure skating competition at the Grand Prix season-opening NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Oct. 23, 2010. (Kyodo)

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(CORRECTED) South Korea's Kim wins Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na holds up her medal after winning the Skate America title in Lake Placid on Nov. 15, 2009. Kim came in second place after America's Rachael Flatt in the free program on the same day, but her record-breaking short program a day earlier won her the overall title. (Kyodo)

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na waves to the spectators after finishing her performance in the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Kim broke her own world record in the event at the Olympic Center to score 76.28 points and took a whopping 17.48-point lead over American Rachael Flatt heading into the free skate. (Kyodo)

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - Japan's Fumie Suguri performs during the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Suguri had to make do with fourth place with 56.04 points following South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na (76.28), American Rachael Flatt (58.8) and Hungarian Julia Sebestyen (58.54). (Kyodo)

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Suguri 4th, record score for Kim at Skate America

LAKE PLACID, United States - South Korean world champion Kim Yu Na shows a spiral during the short program at Skate America on Nov. 14, 2009. Kim broke her own world record in the event at the Olympic Center to score 76.28 points and took a whopping 17.48-point lead over American Rachael Flatt heading into the free skate. (Kyodo)