SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Olympic bronze medalist Denis Ten took a commanding lead after the men’s short program at the Four Continents figure skating competition
The Kazakh skater scored 97.61 points Thursday in Seoul, beating his former personal best of 92.51. He landed his quad toeloop and a triple lutz-triple toeloop combination as he skated to “Caruso” by Lucio Dalla.
Japan’s 17-year-old Shoma Uno was second with 88.90 points.
China’s Han Yan was third with a score of 87.34, despite a stumble on a quad toeloop.
The men’s free skate is Saturday.
