Russian teenager Kamila Valieva broke the women’s short program world record at the Rostelecom Cup in Sochi on Friday, setting a new ISU high score of 87.42 points to mark herself as a favorite for figure skating gold at next year’s Winter Olympics. Valieva’s score at the Iceberg Skating Palace was nearly two points better than the previous record of 85.45 set by compatriot Alena Kostornaia in 2019. “Today I am satisfied with my skate, happy that the coaches said good words to me,” Valieva, 15, said. “I enjoyed my skate and there is always something (more) to aspire to. Today I did my absolute maximum (but) there is always room to grow,” the former junior world champion added. Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the 2015 world champion, was second and Mariah Bell of the United States finished third. In the men’s short program, Japanese figure skater Kazuki Tomono grabbed a slender …