The prestigious ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships were held in Seoul, Korea, over the weekend, where Australia achieved top-10 finishes in both the pairs and ice dance events.
In the pairs skating, Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore made a great start in the short program, recording a personal best score of 65.36 points, the sixth highest score of the round.
The final free skate program saw the pair score the seventh highest score of the round with 113.40, and a combined score of 178.76 for a final ranking of sixth.
“I am really happy, at Skate Canada earlier in the season we set our seasons best, and now to beat that again in our second comp wea re really happy with that” said Giotopoulos Moore after the short program.
Holly Harris and Jason Chan also had personal best score in the opening rhythm dance program, scoring 108.75 points in seventh place.
In the final free dance, the couple scored 69.37, and a combined total of 178.12 points to be ranked seventh overall, which is also their highest ever finish at the Four Continents.
In the women’s singles event Australian skaters Maria Chernyshova finished 21st and in the men’s singles Darian Kapitch was 18th and Douglas Gerber 20th.
The next major event is the ISU World Championships will take place this year in Boston, USA, from March 25-30.
In the pairs skating, Anastasia Golubeva and Hektor Giotopoulos Moore made a great start in the short program, recording a personal best score of 65.36 points, the sixth highest score of the round.
The final free skate program saw the pair score the seventh highest score of the round with 113.40, and a combined score of 178.76 for a final ranking of sixth.
“I am really happy, at Skate Canada earlier in the season we set our seasons best, and now to beat that again in our second comp wea re really happy with that” said Giotopoulos Moore after the short program.
Holly Harris and Jason Chan also had personal best score in the opening rhythm dance program, scoring 108.75 points in seventh place.
In the final free dance, the couple scored 69.37, and a combined total of 178.12 points to be ranked seventh overall, which is also their highest ever finish at the Four Continents.
In the women’s singles event Australian skaters Maria Chernyshova finished 21st and in the men’s singles Darian Kapitch was 18th and Douglas Gerber 20th.
The next major event is the ISU World Championships will take place this year in Boston, USA, from March 25-30.
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