French skater wins gold at Skate Canada

French figure skater Kevin Aymoz won the gold medal at Skate Canada on Saturday, securing his second title at a Grand Prix event. He finished ahead of the young Japanese skater Rio Nakata.

Aymoz's performance details

Aymoz, 29, performed an elegant free program in Kelowna, western Canada, which earned him 168.17 points. Combined with the 90.26 points he earned the previous day through his strong performance on the men's short program, Aymoz accumulated 258.43 points.

Nakata's final position

Rio Nakata, 18, finished fourth on the free program after winning the short program on Friday, for a total of 249.25 points. Aymoz thus secured his second Grand Prix title, following the one he won last year at Skate America.

Canadian pairs win gold

In the pairs category, the Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud won the gold medal, finishing first in the free program after dominating the short program, for a total of 202.17 points.

Other pairs results

The Americans Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov took the second place with 191.90 points, while the Swiss Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart finished third with 183.12 points.

Women's and ice dance highlights

The 18-year-old Japanese skater Mao Shimada finished first in the women's short program, and the British pair Lila Fear and Lewis Gibson took the lead in the ice dance competition, with the French pair Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud finishing in second place.

Free program men's scores

Free program men's scores: 1. Mihhail Selevko (EST) 169.08, 2. Kevin Aymoz (FRA) 168.17, 3. Stephen Gogolev (CAN) 165.99, 4. Rio Nakata (JPN) 156.61, 5. Genrikh Gartung (GER) 149.03.

Final men's standings

Final men's scores: 1. Kevin Aymoz (FRA) 258.43, 2. Rio Nakata (JPN) 249.25, 3. Mihhail Selevko (EST) 248.66, 4. Stephen Gogolev (CAN) 232.72, 5. Kyrylo Marsak (UKR) 226.40.

Free program pairs scores

Free program pairs scores: 1. Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (CAN) 125.11, 2. Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart (SUI) 121.66, 3. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov (USA) 121.58, 4. Anna Valesi and Martin Bidar (CZE) 106.22, 5. Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi (UKR) 102.39.

Final pairs standings

Final pairs scores: 1. Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud (CAN) 202.17, 2. Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov (USA) 191.90, 3. Oxana Vouillamoz and Tom Bouvart (SUI) 183.12, 4. Anna Valesi and Martin Bidar (CZE) 166.66, 5. Ava Kemp and Yohnatan Elizarov (CAN) 163.07.

Women's short program scores

Short program women's scores: 1. Mao Shimada (JPN) 82.11, 2. Isabeau Levito (USA) 78.50, 3. Niina Petrokina (EST) 77.24, 4. Saki Miyake (JPN) 71.95, 5. Sofia Samodelkina (KAZ) 71.84.

Ice dance scores

Ice dance scores: 1. Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson (GBR) 81.37, 2. Evgeniia Lopareva and Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA) 77.90, 3. Caroline Green and Michael Parsons (USA) 74.24, 4. Oona Brown and Gage Brown (USA) 72.69, 5. Marie-Jade Lauriault and Romain le Gac (CAN) 72.10.