Ice Skating

World champion Kristi Yamaguchi of Fremont, Calif., took the lead in the singles events Friday in the Lalique Trophy figure skating competition.

Yamaguchi won the original portion which started the women’s competition. She hit all the elements to a flowing version of the waltz, “Blue Danube.”

Midori Ito of Japan, 1989 world champion, was second. Ito missed a difficult jump combination slightly. It put her a notch below the American after the portion that counts for one-third of the total mark.

Another American, Nancy Kerrigan, was third. Kerrigan finished third behind Yamaguchi and American champion Tonya Harding in the World Championships at Munich last March.