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Japan's Mao Asada performs her free program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 8. (The Asahi Shimbun)
Japan's Daisuke Takahashi skates during his free program at the Grand Prix Final in Sochi, Russia, on Dec. 8. (The Asahi Shimbun)
SOCHI, Russia -- Mao Asada of Japan won the Grand Prix Final with a clean free program that ranged from sprightly to quietly refined on Dec. 8.