TOKYO — World champions Meagan Duhamel of Lively, Ont., and Eric Radford of Balmertown, Ont., won the pairs free skate Saturday at the ISU World Team Trophy figure skating competition.
Duhamel and Radford took the free skate with 140.70 points, edging China’s Wenjing Sui and Cong Han (139.73). Americans Alex Scimeca and Chris Knierim were third with 127.87.
The United States finished first in the overall standings with 110 points, one more than Russia. Japan was third with 103 while Canada, the Olympic silver medallist in 2014, followed with 82.
"Our team came in with the feeling that we didn’t have the expectations to win the gold medal," said Duhamel, Canada’s team captain. "But everyone was satisfied with their efforts and we’re building this Canadian team towards the next World Trophy in 2017 and of course the Olympics in 2018 where we’ll be aiming for a better result.
"We should end our season with our heads held high."
In the women’s free skate, Russians Elizaveta Tuktamysheva and Elena Radionova finished first and second, respectively, in the free skate which was worth 23 points to the Russians in the team standings.
Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., was eighth while Alaine Chartrand of Prescott, Ont., 11th.
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With files from The Associated Press.