Yamaguchi Lands Seven Triples and Beats Ito at Skate America

Kristi Yamaguchi of Fremont, Calif., scored her second major upset in two months, beating 1989 world champion Midori Ito of Japan at the Skate America competition.

Yamaguchi, who beat reigning world champion Jill Trenary at the Goodwill Games, landed seven triple jumps in her four-minute performance.

Ito started strong with a soaring triple lutz before failing on her trademark triple Axel jump, touching the ice with both hands to keep from falling.

Stefania Calegari and Pasquale Camerlengo of Italy easily won the ice dancing event. They won all three phases of the event with their innovative free dance set to a circus theme. The French team of Isabelle Sarech and Zavier Debernis finished second. The top Americans were Jeanne Miley and Michael Verlich, who finished sixth.