US EditionGerman Duo Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin Seize Lead in Olympic Pairs on Error-Filled Night
Hase and Volodin scored 80.01 points with a clean program while several favorites made costly errors, leaving the pairs competition open before Monday’s free skate.
- Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin of Germany finished a clean short programme to lead with 80.01 points at the Milano Cortina Olympics ahead of Monday's free skate.
- Errors from other pre-event favourites reshaped the race as Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara slid off a lasso lift to fifth with 73.11, Sui Wenjing fell for 72.66, and Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava stumbled yet secured second with 75.46.
- On the elements front, Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin opened with a triple twist, landed side-by-side triple salchows, and a throw triple loop, coach Bruno Marcotte told Kihara 'It's not over'.
- With those shifts in the short programme, the standings head into Monday's free programme with the competition blown wide open, and Anastasiia Metelkina and Luka Berulava still in second place.
- Off-Ice issues also shaped entries: Deanna Stellato-Dudek nearly missed the Games after a head injury and fell on a lift, while Alisa Efimova did not compete due to citizenship rules.
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