Olympic champion Kim Yuna took a narrow lead into the women's free skate despite stumbling in the short programme at the world figure skating championships on Friday.Kim, 20, missed her combination jump midway through her routine but made no mistake on
the second attempt to earn 65.91 points, some 13 shy of her personal best achieved during her gold-medal performance at last year's Olympics.
The South Korean, world champion in 2009, had not competed this season after briefly considering retirement following her second-place finish at last year's worlds.
She leads Japan's Miki Ando by less than half a point going into Saturday's free programme.
Russia's Ksenia Makarova was third on 61.62 points, just ahead of U.S. champion Alissa Czisny, while defending champion Mao Asada of Japan lies seventh following a poor performance.
Asada, who upstaged Kim to win last year's worlds, made a two-footed landing on her triple axel and had a few other minor wobbles as she dropped more than seven points off the lead.
Ice dancers start their battle for gold with their short programme at Moscow's Khodynka arena later on Friday.
the second attempt to earn 65.91 points, some 13 shy of her personal best achieved during her gold-medal performance at last year's Olympics.
The South Korean, world champion in 2009, had not competed this season after briefly considering retirement following her second-place finish at last year's worlds.
She leads Japan's Miki Ando by less than half a point going into Saturday's free programme.
Russia's Ksenia Makarova was third on 61.62 points, just ahead of U.S. champion Alissa Czisny, while defending champion Mao Asada of Japan lies seventh following a poor performance.
Asada, who upstaged Kim to win last year's worlds, made a two-footed landing on her triple axel and had a few other minor wobbles as she dropped more than seven points off the lead.
Ice dancers start their battle for gold with their short programme at Moscow's Khodynka arena later on Friday.
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