Daily News | Isabeau Levito withdraws from Four Continents because of illness
South Jersey figure skater Isabeau Levito was in medal contention going into Friday night’s free skate at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado Springs, Colo.Levito, who is from Mount Holly and trains in Mount Laurel, placed second in Thursday’s short program. The recently crowned U.S. champion was seen warming up backstage about a half-hour before she was due on the ice for her six-minute warmup. But when the other skaters went out to warm up, Levito was not there.
As the skaters were getting off the ice after warmup, fellow American skater Amber Glenn asked, “What’s going on?”Levito earned 71.50 in the short program to Kim’s 72.84. She lost one point for a time violation, meaning her music likely went a little long. This can be an issue when music is edited very close to the time limit.
In Levito’s absence, Haein Lee from Korea, won gold. Kim, also from Korea, took silver. Mona Chiba, from Japan, earned the bronze. Levito has been away from her New Jersey home for two weeks, going to directly from the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in San Jose, Calif., where she
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