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Canadian skaters Kelly Ann Laurin and Lucas Ethier won bronze in the pairs event at Skate America on Saturday.
The duo scored a combined score of 182.87, including 121.58 in the free skate, to place third at the competition held in Lake Placid, New York.
This is the pair's second bronze medal at Skate America. They also finished third in the 2022 tournament with a score of 156.94.
Canadians Kelly Ann Laurin and Lucas Ethier scored 182.87 to place third in the pairs competition at Skate America in Lake Placid, New York.
Japan's Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara won gold with a score of 215.99 points, while Anastasia Metelkina and Luka Berulava of Georgia took silver with a score of 195.73.
Miura and Kihara took first place in Saturday's free skate and topped the podium with 141.57 points – almost exactly 20 points more than the second-place Canadians in that segment.
Metelkina and Berulava led Friday's short program but finished fourth in the free skate.
Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara of Japan win the pairs competition at Skate America with a combined score of 215.99.
On Saturday, Canadian dancers Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Laga took second place in the rhythm dance segment with a score of 77.42.
The second and final part, the free dance, will take place on Sunday.
