Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamisheva performs her free program to win the gold medal. Photo / AP
Russian teenager Elizaveta Tuktamisheva has become the youngest women's singles gold medalist in 30 years at Skate Canada.
The 14-year-old claimed the top honor at Canada's annual senior Grand Prix figure skating event Saturday after winning the short program the day before, becoming the youngest gold medalist since Canada's Tracey Wainman won at age 13 in 1981.
Tuktamisheva won the short program Friday and wound up with 177.38 overall points after finishing second to Japan's Akiko Suzuki in Saturday's free skate. The 26-year-old Suzuki was fourth in the short program and scored 172.26 points overall to win silver.
It was Tuktamisheva's first senior Grand Prix appearance.
American Ashley Wagner, who is 20, won bronze with 165.48 points.
Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov of Russia won gold in the pairs competition.
-AP
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