HELSINKI (AP) — United States champion Amber Glenn took another step forward ahead of the Olympics by taking the lead in the short program in Finlandia Trophy figure skating on Friday.

Skating to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” Glenn started with a triple axel on her way to a season-best score of 75.72 points to lead ahead of Saturday’s free skate. It was an improvement on her last Grand Prix at the Cup of China last month, when she placed third in the short program before surging back to win overall.

Japan’s Mone Chiba, last season’s world championship bronze medalist, was second on 72.89 and Canada’s Madeline Schizas third on 65.16.

Adam Siao Him Fa of France landed two high-scoring quadruple jumps and took the lead in the men’s short program with a 92.50 score, while Olympic silver medali

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