Shoma Uno stars in the free skate at World Figure Skating Championships on a great afternoon for Japan

Shoma Uno led the way as 24 athletes qualified for the free skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. Uno of Japan finished ahead of Yuma Kagiyama, who performed superbly to finish in second with 105.69.

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