With its unusual format, the ISU World Team Trophy can be a hard sell to figure skating fans. But it can still make for an exciting event with brilliant performances, writes Pj Kwong.
Akiko Suzuki finished second in the free skate and first overall in the women's program on Saturday as host Japan won the International Skating Union's World Team Trophy in Tokyo on Sunday. Canada finished third.
Figure skating's two-time world champion Patrick Chan says the resignation of his coach Christy Krall will allow him to focus more on the artistic side of the sport.
Daisuke Takahashi beat two-time world champion Patrick Chan of Canada in the free skate as Japan maintained its lead in World Team Trophy figure skating on Friday in Toyko.