ISU World Figure Skating Championships - Saitama Super Arena, Saitama, Japan - March 22, 2019. Winner Russia's Alina Zagitova kisses her gold medal on the podium of the Ladies' competition. REUTERS/Issei Kato
TOKYO (Reuters) - Olympic figure skating champion Alina Zagitova on Friday claimed yet another crown by winning the world title, overcoming an uneven season by soaring to a commanding win with an ambitious programme that left the Russian in tears.
Second-place finisher Elizabet Tursynbaeva of Kazakhstan also made history by being the first woman to successfully land a quad jump in senior international competition and the first woman from her nation to claim a world championship medal.
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