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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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(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)