Classy Medvedeva bags world title on debut


Apr 2, 2016; Boston, MA, USA; Evgenia Medvedeva of Russia competes during her gold medal performance in the ladies free skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Winslow Townson-USA TODAY Sports

(Reuters) - Russian teenager Evgenia Medvedeva put on a flawless display with a record-setting free skate to cap a stunning debut senior season with the women's title at the world figure skating championships in Boston on Saturday.

The 16-year-old combined seven triples with exquisite spins as she tallied 150.10 in her four-minute program that ended with her thrusting both fists in the air in triumph as she broke the record set by South Korea's Kim Yuna at the 2010 Olympics.

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