Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles

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Japan's Nakai leads Olympic women's singles ahead of free skating
Japan's Ami Nakai topped the figure skating women's singles competition at the Milan/Cortina Winter Olympics after the short program on Tuesday. Nakai had a score of 78.

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