Tallinn/ Estonia

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USA’s Audrey Lu/Misha Mitrofanov won the Pairs Short Program as the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships continued Thursday in Tallinn (EST). Evelyn Walsh/Trennt Michaud of Canada came second while Emily Chan/Spencer Akira Howe (USA) currently rank third. All three teams achieved a new personal best score.

Skating to “Toxic” and “Survivor”, Lu/Mitrofanov completed a side by side triple Salchow, a triple twist, throw triple Lutz and collected a level four for the lift, footwork and side by side spin. The Golden Spin of Zagreb Champions scored 68.35 points.

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Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States © International Skating Union (ISU)

“There were still some small mistakes in terms of levels and we’re going to come back and continue working on them. Our goal (for the Free Skating) is to put out a solid performance, put in the triple Salchow-half loop-triple Salchow, and be able to show a clean program and nice, great skating,” Mitrofanov said. 

“After returning from Golden Spin (in December) my blade accidentally caught Audrey’s cheek on a death spiral and sent her to the emergency room for 7 hours. So we didn’t have as much time to prepare for Nationals,” he added.

Walsh/Michaud’s performance to “Lost Without You” by Freya Ridings included a side by side triple toeloop, throw triple loop and four level-four elements. The National silver medalists netted 65.42 points.

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Evelyn Walsh and Trennt Michaud (CAN) © International Skating Union (ISU)

“We’re very grateful that 4CC is taking place this year. It’s the volunteers and everyone has made it very safe for us, we feel very safe being here,” Walsh noted. 

“This (Estonia) was also our first Junior Grand Prix ever skating together, so we’re familiar with the place and we walked around the town and there was a lot of recreating photos, so we’re very grateful to be here,” she continued.

Chan/Howe produced a strong triple twist, a throw triple loop and a level-four lift and spin in their routine to “Nyah” to earn 64.47 points. However, the triple toe was underrotated.

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Emily Chan and Spencer Akira Howe of the United States © International Skating Union (ISU)

“It went well for us. It was a joy to be out there, especially in as big an event at this. We’re grateful we were able to deliver what we know we can in moments like these,” Howe explained.

“For our first time at Four Continents, it was really exhilarating. I felt really free on the ice and joyful that we were able to perform what we practiced and how we train at home,” Chan agreed.

Katie McBeath/ Nathan Bartholomay (USA) came fourth at 59.54 points followed by Deanna Stellato-Dudek/Maxime Deschamps (CAN) on 59.07 points and Lori-Ann Matte/Thierry Ferland (CAN), on 55.40.

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