United States wins figure skating World Team Trophy -
Knierim and Frazier, first after the Friday’s short program, received 147.87 points in the free skate to finish 4.18 points ahead of Japanese skaters Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara to give their team a 17-point lead.The United States finished with 120 points, 25 ahead of South Korea. Host Japan was third with 94 points.Jason Brown landed a triple axel, double axel sequence and six more triple jumps to receive 183.43 points and finish third in the men’s free skate.
Team USA came into the final day of competition with a comfortable 15-point lead and Knierim and Frazier solidified it with a strong free program. Jun Hwan Cha of South Korea won the men’s free skate with 187.82 points to secure the maximum 12 points for his team to overtake Japan.Team USA had already secured gold before 2023 world bronze medalist Ilia Malinin took to the ice. The 18-year-old skater known for his quad jumps fell on his opening quad axel.
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