Kimmie Leads After Short Program at Skate America

Posted on Sunday, October 28th, 2007 at 12:25 am

Kimmie Meisser opened her run at the 2007 edition of Skate America, by scoring a 59.24 for her short program. She leads the field by 2.76, going into tomorrow’s free skate. For her efforts, Kimmie earned a standing ovation from the crowd.

Japan’s Miki Ando is currently in second after scoring 56.58, and youngster Caroline Zhang is 3rd (56.48) after a crowd pleasing performance that included 3 triple jumps within the first minute.

You will be able to watch the Ladies’ Free Skate live on NBC from 4-6 PM (ET).