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Canada's Laurin, Éthier 5th in pairs figure skating at Four
Continents championship

   The Canadian Press | Posted: January 24, 2026 7:47 PM | Last
   Updated: 16 hours ago

   Quebec duo scored personal best of 122.59 points in free
   program

   Image | China Four Continents Figure Skating

   Caption: Canadians Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Éthier compete
   in the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in
   Beijing, China on Jan. 24, 2026. (Vincent Thian/The Associated
   Press)
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   Canada's Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Éthier finished fifth in
   pairs figure skating on Saturday at the Four Continents
   Championships in Beijing, China.
   Laurin of St-Jerome, Que., and Ethier of St-Alphonse-de-Granby,
   Que., earned a personal best score of 122.59 in the free
   program and 188.27 points overall.
   "We are really happy with the score, and I think that just goes
   to show all the work that's been done. Even with the mistakes,
   we scored pretty high for us," said Éthier.
   WATCH | Laurin, Éthier score top-5 finish at Four Continents
   Championships:

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   Caption: With a score of 188.29 Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas
   Éthier finished in fifth place Saturday at the the Four
   Continents Championships in Beijing.
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   Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of the United States climbed
   to the top of the podium, beating reigning Olympic champions
   Wenjing Sui and Cong Han of China. Yuna Nagaoka and Sumitada
   Moriguchi of Japan were third.
   Two-time Canadian Junior Grand Prix Final medallists Ava Kemp
   and Yohnatan Elizarov, both from Winnipeg, moved up to eighth
   place overall (159.20) after the free skate in their Four
   Continents debut.
   In the men's short program, 2026 national silver medallist
   Roman Sadovsky of Vaughan, Ont., scored 79.96 and sits in ninth
   place.
   "Overall, I'm pretty pleased with the performance and happy
   with the crowd response and I enjoyed the moment," said
   Sadovsky.
   WATCH | U.S. figure skating pair claims title at Four
   Continents Championships:

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   Caption: Alixa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov of USA won Saturday
   pairs event with a score of 205.34 at the Four Continents event
   in Beijing.
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   Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., returning to international
   competition after an injury last season, is in 15th place with
   73.61, followed by Aleksa Rakic of Burnaby, B.C., in 16th with
   68.83 points.
   It was a podium sweep for Japanese skaters in the men's short
   program. They were led by former world junior champion Kao
   Miura, who will be competing at the Milan Cortina Olympics next
   month. Kazuki Tomono and Sota Yamamoto sit in second and third
   respectively.
   The men will conclude the event with their free skate on
   Sunday.

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