James & Cipres Win Pairs Event In Japan
The ISU World Team Trophy took place in Fukuoka, Japan, with Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres taking to the ice to compete in the Pairs Event.
James and Cipres, who represent France, were second in the Pairs Short Program with a solid skate which resulted in 76.39 points, and the pair then recorded a score of 76.13 after the Free Programme to finish with a winning time of 152.52. Russian pair Natalia Zabiiako and Alexander Engert finished second with 142.32 points and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro from Canada finished third with 131.84 points.