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French pair Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron defend world ice dance title

Xinhua, April 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron earned the highest ever score for the free dance when the French pair defended their ice dance title at the 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships on Thursday.

Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron led the field into Thursday's free dance, scoring 118.17 points to stand top of the standings with an overall 194.46.

Siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani of the United States, the last to perform, held off the pressure to perform beautifully their routine set to Coldplay's "Fix You."

They settled for the silver, posting 113.73 for the free dance and 188.43 overall.

Their compatriots Madison Chock and Evan Bates, the 2015 world silver medallists dancing to Rachmaninov concertos, bagged a bronze medal, scoring 113.31 for a total of 185.77 points.

Earlier Thursday, Gracie Gold of the United States took a slim lead in the women's short program opener with 76.43. Enditem