Uno, Tuktamysheva triumph in Skate Canada International

Source: Xinhua| 2018-10-28 16:23:16|Editor: zh
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OTTAWA, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- Olympic silver medalist Shoma Uno of Japan won the Skate Canada International men's crown in Laval, Canada, on Saturday.

Uno landed four quadruple jumps to offset two falls in free skate and took the overall title with 277.25 points. Canada's Keegan Messing, the leader Friday after the short program, was second at 265.17. South Korea's Cha Jun-hwan claimed bronze with 254.77.

Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, the 2015 world champion, won the women's title with 203.32 points. She attempted a rare triple Axel and fell, but otherwise skated a clean program. Japan's Mako Yamashita was second at 203.06, and Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva third at 197.91.

France's Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres won the pair title, scoring a personal-best 147.30 in the short program for a total of 221.81. China's Peng Cheng and Jin Yang were second at 201.08, followed by Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro at 200.93.

Americans Madison Hubbell and Zachary Donohue won the ice dance with 200.76 points. Russians Victoria Sinitsina and Nikita Katsalapov took the silver with 195.17, and Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier were third at 186.97.

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