Nina Pinzarrone wins bronze at World Figure Skating Championships

Nina Pinzarrone won the bronze medal on Friday evening at the World Figure Skating Championships in the Czech capital, Prague. Her total of 215.20 points was a personal best, improving her previous highest total of 202.29.

"Of course, I didn't expect this," she said afterwards. "I would have been happy just to have successfully defended my fifth place [after the short programme]. My first jump tonight was certainly not the best. Of course, there was stress, but I tried to stay calm. My next goal is to become European champion."

In the final standings, 19-year-old Pinzarrone was only beaten by the Japanese skaters Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba.

This was her fourth appearance at a World Championship. Her best ranking was seventh place last year, having previously finished 11th and 15th. At the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics in February, she finished 13th.

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