Teenager Ava Ziegler Shocks Figure Skating World with NHK Trophy Win
American teenager Ava Marie Ziegler wins her first ISU Grand Prix Figure Skating title at the NHK Trophy in Osaka, Japan, after a stunning performance in the free skate. Ziegler's routine, which included a triple flip-double axel-double axel sequence and six more triple jumps, propelled her from fifth place to first, while fellow American Lindsay Thorngren finished second. Ziegler's personal best score of 138.46 points in the free skate helped her secure a total score of 200.50 points, breaking the 200-point mark for the first time in her career.