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The day after the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships: American skaters win gold medals

author:Xinhua

Tallinn, January 21 (Xinhua) -- The Four Continents Figure Skating Championships won the first gold medal in Tallinn, estonia, on the 21st, and the American team Caroline Green/Michael Parsons won the ice dance gold medal with a total score of 200.59 points.

Green/Parsons scored 119.97 points in the Ice Dance Free Dance Competition held that day, taking first place with a total score of 200.59 points. They scored 80.62 points in the Ice Dance Rhythm Dance Competition held on the 20th.

Japan's Muramoto Yasaka / Daisuke Takahashi scored 109.48 points to win the silver medal with a total score of 181.91 points, while American Christina Carrera / Anthony Bonomarenko scored 106.32 points to win the bronze medal with a total score of 175.67 points.

In the men's singles short program competition held earlier in the day, South Korea's Cha Joon-hwan topped the table with 98.96 points, while Japan's Kazuki Tono and 16-year-old Yoshio Miura finished second and third with 97.10 and 88.37 points, respectively.

According to the competition schedule, the women's singles and pairs free skating competition will be held on the 22nd, and the men's singles free skating and carnival performance show will be held on the 23rd.

The Four Continents Competition began on the 20th, with a total of 69 figure skaters from 12 countries and regions participating. Last season's four continents were cancelled due to COVID-19. (End)