Sui Wenjing (L)/Han Cong of China compete during the pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2019 in Turin, Italy, Dec. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
China's two-time world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong topped the pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix Final in Turin
TURIN, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- China's two-time world champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong topped the pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix Final in Turin.
Sui and Han, gold medallists at the 2017 and 2019 world championships, scored 77.50 points to leave Skate Canada and Cup of Russia winners Aleksandra Boikova and Dmitrii Kozlovskii second. Daria Pavliuchenkova and Denis Khodykin ranked third on 75.16.
Sui Wenjing (L)/Han Cong of China compete during the pairs short program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final 2019 in Turin, Italy, Dec. 5, 2019. (Xinhua/Cheng Tingting)
Anastasia Mishina and Aleksandr Galliamov are fourth (71.48) ahead of China's Peng Cheng and Jin Yang (69.67) while Canadian duo Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro (67.09) are last going into Saturday's free skate. ■
