Shoma Uno stars in the free skate at World Figure Skating Championships

Shoma Uno led the way as 24 athletes qualified for the free skate at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships. The Olympic bronze medallist finished ahead of two of his compatriots, a score of 109.63 seeing him top the standings at the halfway stage.

Ad/> Uno of Japan finished ahead of Yuma Kagiyama, who performed superbly to finish in second with 105.69. World Championships'My heart is aching' – Ukraine’s Shmuratko wows with 'most moving' routine2 HOURS AGO The 18-year-old two-time Olympic medallist may have trailed his compatriot but he could be proud of his technical score of 58.62.

And in third was 23-year-old Kazuki Tomono, who wrapped up a great day for Japan on the ice in Montpellier. The three-time Grand Prix medalist recorded a score of 101.12 to narrowly edge out the USA's Ilia Malinin in fourth.