Lipinski Takes Defeat

World champion Tara Lipinski says she is learning how to come back after losing. She has to do it for the second time this year.

She was beaten by French skater Laetitia Hubert at the Lalique Trophy competition, Lipinski’s second loss of the season. Last month Michelle Kwan beat Lipinski.

“This year I haven’t had the experience of moving up like I did last year,” Lipinski said. “I never expected this year to win everything. I knew I couldn’t.”

Todd Eldredge, nursing sore ribs, faltered on three different axel jump attempts in the men’s final and dropped to fourth overall. Alexei Yagudin, using a quadruple toe loop, won.