Hungarian Sebestyen Wins Women's Title

NANJING, China - Hungarian Julia Sebestyen edged Emily Hughes to win the Cup of China women's title Saturday.

Hughes, sister of 2002 Olympic gold medalist Sarah Hughes, led after Thursday's short program and appeared to be ready to win. But mistakes caused her to be downgraded on some jumps and left her third in the free skate.

Russians Oksana Domnina and Maxim Shabalin scored a convincing win in the free dance and overtook Americans Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto, the Olympic ice dance silver medalists, for the overall title.

Domnina and Shabalin had a total of 188.41 points and 93.13 in the free dance, even after 1-point deduction for an extended lift.

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