{
  "id": 17501152,
  "title": "Mao Shimada of Japan tops women’s short program at Skate Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/mao-shimada-of-japan-tops-womens-short-program-at-skate-canada",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T00:26:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/uncategorized/2026/10/31/mao-shimada-of-japan-tops-womens-short-program-at-skate-canada"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — Japan's Mao Shimada claimed victory in the women's short program at Skate Canada, outperforming American competitor Isabeau Levito. Shimada scored 82.11 points, surpassing Levito's 78.50 points. Estonia's Niina Petrokina rounded out the podium in third place with 77.24 points. On the rhythm dance program, Britain's Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson led the pack with 81.37 points, ahead of the French duo of Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud, who scored 77.90 points. Americans Caroline Green and Michael Parsons secured third place with a total of 74.24 points. On Friday, Japan's Rio Nakata secured the top spot in the men's short program.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC Canada",
        "title": "Canada's Roussel, Laoun finish 1-2 in men's 500m at short track World Tour in Montreal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/canadas-roussel-laoun-finish-1-2-in-mens-500m-at-short-track-world",
        "published": "2026-10-31T21:05:41.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}