Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno concluded a dominant performance at the figure skating world championships by winning the gold medal Saturday, while Vincent Zhou of the U.S. used a strong free skate to catapult from sixth after his short program to earn the bronze medal.
Uno finished with 312.48 points to easily outdistance Yuma Kagiyama, who finished second to his Japanese teammate in both the short program and free skate. Kagiyama had 297.60 points while Zhou finished with 277.38.
The world championships conclude later Saturday with the free dance.
It was an emotional and redemptive performance Saturday for the 21-year-old Zhou, who helped the Americans win team silver at the Beijing Games – a medal that could be elevated to gold pending a Russian doping investigation.
Zhou was preparing for the men’s competition when he tested positive for COVID-19, knocking him out of the rest of…
