Figure skating order for women’s short program set


Mark your calendar. The order for women’s figure skating field is set.

Defending Olympic champion Yuna Kim will skate 17th among 30 competitors during Wednesday’s short program. Russian sensation Yulia Lipnitskaya will go 25th, while Japan’s Mao Asada is 30th. Both are considered gold medal contenders.

Where are the United States skaters? Fairly spread out. U.S. champion Gracie Gold (22nd) and two-time American champ Ashley Wagner (27th) are near the end, while Polina Edmunds will skate 12th.

The event starts at 10 a.m. ET on NBCSN and can watched online here.