Canadian ice dancers Fournier Beaudry, Soerensen lead at NHK Trophy
Canadians Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Nikolaj Soerensen lead the way in the ice dance competition at the NHK Trophy in Sapporo, Japan.
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Figure skating - Americans Knierim and Frazier win pairs world title
MONTPELLIER, France : Americans Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier performed a flawless free programme to win the pairs title at the figure skating world championships on Thursday.
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier win worlds pairs title as Ashley Cain-Gribble suffers a nasty fall
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier became the first American pair to win a world figure skating title since 1979. Knierim and Frazier posted the highest scores in the short program and free skate (221.09) to win by 21.54 points over Japanese pair Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara (199.55). Ad/> Canadian duo Vanessa James and Eric Radford had to settle for bronze (197.32).
Canada's James, Radford win pairs bronze at figure skating worlds
Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford have won bronze in pairs figure skating at the world championships.
U.S. wins first figure skating worlds pairs’ title since 1979; Ashley Cain-Gribble hurt in fall
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier became the first U.S. pair to win a world figure skating title since 1979, competing after fellow American Ashley Cain-Gribble fell three times and withdrew with partner Timothy LeDuc.
Canada's James, Radford win pairs bronze at World Figure Skating Championships
MONTPELLIER, France — Canada's Vanessa James and Eric Radford have won bronze in pairs figure skating at the world championships.
Shoma Uno leads Japanese sweep of top 3 spots in men's short program at worlds
Olympic bronze medallist Shoma Uno edged silver medallist Yuma Kagiyama to lead a Japanese sweep of the first three spots after the men's short program at the figure skating world championships on Thursday in Montpellier, France.
World Figure Skating Championships - Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier top pairs short program standings
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier topped the standings after the pairs short program, as Great Britain’s Zoe Jones and Christopher Boyadji finished in 10th at the World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier. With the top five from last year’s Olympic Games not competing, the focus was on the pair who took sixth place in Tokyo, Knierim and Frazier. Ad/> The Americans did not disappoint, as they produced a personal-best performance of 76.88.