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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. -- Ashley Wagner won the Progressive Skate America womens title on Saturday, edging California training partner Mariah Bell.Japans Shoma Uno topped the mens short program earlier, followed by Americans Adam Rippon and Jason Brown.Wagner, the world silver medalist, overcame a few mistakes in her free skate for her second Skate America title in five seasons.Today was a little sticky, but at the end of the day, I got the job done, Wagner said. I think I built upon what I did at the Japan Open. It felt like more of a complete program, and I think thats what pulled me through today. Beyond that, I think I have some serious spin levels to work on going into Cup of China; they were dearly missed today.Wagner, who also noted problems with her loop combination, finished with 196.44 points.Bell, who was sixth after the short program, turned in an event-best free skate with her East of Eden program that helped her net a total score of 191.59. Bell competed on the Grand Prix Series for the first time last year at Skate America, in which she placed eighth. She moved two months ago from Colorado to train under coach Rafael Arutunian in Lakewood, California.Im proud of my performance today, Bell said. My goal this season has been to improve on my personal best. I havent really been thinking about results or placements, but being on the podium is exciting and Im looking forward to the rest of the season. Im feeling now like I can do it under pressure, and thats something that I can take with me.Japans Mai Mihara, second after the short program, hung on to place third with 189.28 points.U.S. champion Gracie Gold, third after the short program, fell out of medal contention with two falls in her free skate.It was an unfortunate long program; the score was overly generous, but I appreciate what I was able to pull out, Gold said. I need to go back to the drawing board.Uno landed two quad jumps and secured the lead after the short program, with Rippon and Brown close behind in second and third, respectively.The free skate Sunday will determine the winner.Everything went as I was practicing, Uno said through a translator. It was unexpected that I missed the triple toe at the end of the combination, but the quad went really well, maybe too well. Overall it was a good performance.Uno scored 89.15 points, while Rippon was second at 87.32 and Brown third at 85.75. Rippon didnt attempt a quad, while Brown fell on his opening quad toeloop.Its always exciting to skate well at home and have the audience on their feet, said Rippon, the U.S. champion. Later in the season, Id like to have a quad in my short program and improve the overall quality.Brown, from the Chicago area, said he was happy with his performance despite the fall on the quad.My mindset for this event is attack, so I just didnt want to hold back, and thats how I feel I did, he said.Seguin and Bilodeau, third after the short program, rallied to win the pairs free skate and competition with a score of 197.31. The Canadian team finished third last year at Skate America.Especially for me, today was a big challenge with the mistake I made yesterday on my jump, Bilodeau said. I was feeling a bit more stressed than other competitions. It was a big challenge for me to keep focused on the long and forget what happened. 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Prominent anti-doping campaigner Jared Tallent reckons the walks at the Rio Olympics will be the cleanest in decades.Tallent will arrive in Rio as the defending 50km champion, having belatedly been presented with the gold from the London Games a couple of months ago after Russian Sergey Kirdyapkin was disqualified for doping.With the exception of US-based long jumper Darya Klishina, the Russians have been barred from the track and field competition in Rio, a suspension which covers a host of walkers who have medalled in major events.Another prominent walking absentee is Italian Alex Schwazer, the 50km champ from the 2008 Beijing Games, who was banned for a second doping offence shortly after relegating Tallent to second spot at the race walking World Cup in Rome in May.A sore hamstring has prompted Tallent to withdraw from the 20km race in Rio and focus all his attention on his favoured 50km event on August 19, where he expects his most serious challengers to be world record holder Yohann Diniz from France and Slovakias Matej Toth.It is going to be the cleanest Olympics in a long time, probably going back decades because unfortunately the Russians were always suuspected of doping and have been doping and they have been there for a long time, the 31-year-old Tallent said on Friday.ddddddddddddThey have been the main culprits in our sport.It will be a good day for the event, for the athletes ... a lot of the top guys will think they have got a chance for a medal whereas in the past when you had the three Russians there you always thought it was going to be pretty tough to get a medal.Tallent said he was not overly surprised by the findings of the McLaren Report - commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency - which revealed widespread, state-sponsored doping in Russia of athletes in a host of Olympic sports.Having won silver in the 50km and bronze in the 20km eight years ago in Beijing and gold in the 50km at the 2012 London Games, Tallent will become the first Australian track and field athletes to medal in three separate Olympics if he can claim a podium finish in the longer event in Rio.I have won a medal at every major championships since 2010 so I want to keep that ball rolling, he said. 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