Yu-NA, U.S. duo win

 Kim Yu-na was not infallible. She still was a winner at Skate America. Not stumbling at all were Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, who swept all three portions of ice dance. Feeling nervous and “heavy,” Kim, the world champion from South Korea, won her second straight Skate America title despite losing the free skate Sunday at Lake Placid, N.Y., to American Rachael Flatt. Kim made two major mistakes, including a fall on the triple flip – the one element on which she has struggled at times. Belbin and Agosto (at right) skated to “Ave Maria” and “Amen.” The 2006 Olympic silver medalists and current world runners-up staged a fast, energetic free skate that earned them 95.62 points Sunday. Their overall score of 195.85 was best by nearly 24 points over Italy’s Anna Cappellini and Luca Lanotte. Belbin and Agosto also won compulsories and the original dance.

Associated Press