Suguri wins Gold
at Four Continents

Fumie Suguri

McDonough finishes fourth in strong field

Fumie Suguri won her second Four Continents championship Friday in Beijing. She won her first Four Continents championship in 2001.

Suguri was the leader after the short program and kept the top spot with a strong free skate. She opened with a triple lutz and double toe loop combination that had a rough landing but sailed from there. Suguri easily landed a triple-toe, double toe combination and a triple salchow, double axel sequence.

"My final goal is to skate in the World Championships," Suguri said after her victory in China. "This is a step on the way."

Ann Patrice McDonough was fourth.