SENDAI — World champion Miki Ando will continue her bid to secure a spot at next month's Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy, when she takes to the ice here on Friday night in the NHK Trophy, the last of this season's six Grand Prix events.
Japan's Miki Ando performs during a practice session on Wednesday at Sendai Municipal Gymnasium prior
to the NHK Cup starting on Thursday.
KYODO PHOTOAndo will be trying to join compatriots Mao Asada, who won both Skate Canada and the Trophee Bompard, and Yukari Nakano, who finished second at Skate Canada and the Cup of Russia, both of whom have locked up berths for the GP Final.