EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Russia's Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov won the Skate America pairs title Saturday.
Skating to "The Winter" by Balmorhea, Tarasova and Morozov topped the free skate with 133.61 points for a total of 204.85, more than 25 points clear of fellow Russians Alisa Efimova and Alexander Korovin.
Americans Ashley Cain and Timothy Leduc, who entered the free skate in fourth place, ran a clean routine to finish third. Cain and Leduc scored 117.34 points for a total of 175.06, with Cain celebrating their place on the podium with an emphatic fist pump.
Americans Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim finished fourth at 171.56.
Tarasova and Morozov have had a strong year, in which they also won the European Championship, finished second at Worlds and fourth at the Olympics.
The men's free skate, with American Nathan Chen in first place after the short program, takes place later on Saturday in Everett, as does the ladies free skate and rhythm dance event.
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