Amber Glenn survives a fall to win her first Grand Prix figure skating title

ANGERS, France -- Amber Glenn overcame a autumn and her ain doubts to triumph a maiden Grand Prix fig skating title Saturday astatine nan Grand Prix de France.

The American skater Glenn had nan lead from Friday's short program. That and nan support of nan crowd sewage her done a reliable free skate successful which she fell connected a triple flip and put a manus onto nan crystal to dependable herself connected 2 different jumps.

“I didn’t consciousness that awesome retired location coming but I really tried and nan assemblage really sewage maine done that past half erstwhile I was doubting myself," Glenn said. "The assemblage was really beardown and really encouraging, truthful I really fought for everything I could.”

Glenn posted nan day's third-best people successful nan free skate but it was capable to triumph wide pinch a full of 210.44 points, up of Japanese skaters Wakaba Higuchi, who won astatine Skate America past month, and Rion Sumiyoshi.

South Korea's Kim Chaeyeon had been 2nd successful nan short programme but dropped Saturday to 4th overall, 1 spot up of 17-year-old U.S. skater Sarah Everhardt, who was connected her Grand Prix debut.

The men's, crystal creation and pairs competitions reason later Saturday.

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