US Nationals

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Olympic silver medallists Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto easily won their fourth straight national dance title at the US Figure Skating Championships in Spokane, Washington.

Belbin and Agosto received 202.88 points in the competition, with Melissa Gregory and Denis Petukhov second with 187.64 points. Meryl Davis and Charlie White finished third at 184.11.

Brooke Castile and Ben Okolski won the pairs title, overtaking defending champions Rena Inoue and John Baldwin.

Castile and Okolski were third after the short program but surged ahead in the free skate to win their first U.S. title.

They had 178.40 points. Inoue and Baldwin finished second with 178.15 points.

The championships continue on Saturday(27-01-2007) with the senior men's and ladies' finals.

Reuters - * - 27/01/2007 09:52

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Kimmie Meissner finished first in the short program at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships on Thursday in Spokane, taking a comfortable lead in her bid for her first national title.

Meissner's routine earned her 65.69 points, giving her a solid lead over Bebe Liang and fellow Olympian Emily Hughes.

The 17-year-old stunned the skating world by becoming the first woman to win a world championship before a national title since Kristi Yamaguchi in 1991.

Liang was a surprise second in the short program with 62.66 points, while Hughes garnered 62.32 points.

"Doing a good short makes me feel a lot better going into the long," Meissner told reporters.

The free skate will be held on Saturday.

In the men's short program, Evan Lysacek posted a personal-best 78.99 points total to lead three-times champion Johnny Weir.

Weir trails him by less than a point at 78.14 points heading into Saturday's free skate.

He has won the last three U.S. titles, but Lysacek holds the edge internationally, with back-to-back bronze medals at the world championships.

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[irinaidu]

imi pare asa de rau pt johnny. sunt curioasa sa ajung acasa si sa vad programul lui lung.

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Da dar si Evan este un patinator foarte bun...si eu astept sa vad programele,inca nu le-am vazut si nu imi pot da cu parerea prea bine.

[irinaidu]

am inteles ca johnny plagea in k&c. saracutul!!!!

[whisper]

:( asa e saracutu..o fi gresit ceva...altfel nu pricep :thinkso:

[irinaidu]

nu pot sa zic ca mi-a lipsit netul pt ca am avut destule ed facut, dar acum astept cu nerabdare sa vad progr lui evan , johhy si chiar ryan.

[ladyrrain]

am vazut si eu ieri programele lui evan si a lui weir..evan m-a surprins fiindca de obicei rata ori la programul scurt ori la cel lung....i-a iesit tare bine programul lung, chiar mi-a placut, chit ca l-am mai vazut si anul trecut...o sa fie competitie serioasa la baieti la mondiale...

la fete alissa cjysny (nu stiu exact cum se scrie) mi-a placut muult...imi pare rau ca n-a castigat, kimmie meissner nu imi place in mod special...