Canadians Seguin, Bilodeau take gold medal in pairs at Skate America
CHICAGO — Canadians Julianne Seguin and Charlie Bilodeau won the gold medal in pairs on Saturday at Skate America, the first stop on the ISU Grand Prix figure skating circuit.
Seguin and Bilodeau were the first skaters in the final flight and saw their score of 197.31 go unbeaten by the following three couples. Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier of the United States were second at 192.65 and Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia third at 185.94.
”Our long program was really good,” said Seguin, of Longueuil, Que. ”It was at the level that we wanted. We delivered a strong performance and we were confident throughout the program. We are proud of ourselves.”
In women’s competition, Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., finished fourth at 186.63. Americans were 1-2 with Ashley Wagner earning the gold at 196.44 and Mariah Bell the silver at 191.59. Mai Mihara of Japan was third at 189.28.