Japanese skaters dominated the ice at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado on Saturday as teenager Kao Miura won gold in the men's event while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara triumphed in the pairs event.
The 17-year-old Kao Miura, who led the men's short programme on Thursday, held off a challenge from Canada's 31-year-old Keegan Messing in the free skate for the biggest victory of his career.
Performing to "Beauty and the Beast" in the free skate, Kao Miura collected 189.63 points, taking his total to 281.53, which were his best-ever marks. "Keegan put out such a strong skate. I feel like I rode that momentum," Kao Miura, who won bronze last year, said. "I told myself, 'I can do that too.' I'm very proud of myself for putting out the performance that I did today."
Messing, who has said this is his final competitive season, took silver while Japanese 19-year-old Shun Sato bronze bagged bronze.
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