NAGANO — Miki Ando continued her resurgence by capturing her second Grand Prix title of the season on Saturday night at Big Hat.
Ando, who went three years without a GP victory, has now won two in the past 15 days. Her win here assured her of a spot in next month's Grand Prix Final in Tokyo and appears certain to make her a lock for a spot on Japan's team for next year's Vancouver Olympics.
Looking stunning in a blue and gold sequined outfit and skating to "Cleopatra," the 2007 world champion stumbled on the landing of her opening triple lutz, and fell near the end of her free skate, but displayed technical skill and grace in securing the crown with a score of 162.55.