Japan’s Mihara wins 2nd Four Continents figure skating title

Published January 22, 2022 9:00 AM

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mai Mihara has won her second career Four Continents figure skating title in a strong recovery from missing out on the Japanese team for the Winter Olympics. Mihara scored a total 218.03 points to win a second Four Continents title after claiming the gold in 2017. South Korean skaters claimed the silver and bronze. Lee Hae-in scored 213.52 for second place and Kim Ye-lim was third on 209.91. Audrey Lu and Misha Mitrofanov became the first U.S. pair to win Four Continents gold since 2018 after recovering from Lu’s early fall on a triple toeloop to post 120.75 in the free skate for a total 189.10.