Figure Skating - ISU World Championships 2017 - Men's Short Program - Helsinki, Finland - 30/3/17 - Javier Fernandez of Spain competes. REUTERS/Grigory Dukor
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Javier Fernandez proved that being a world champion is not just about being a quad-jumping powerhouse when he produced a mesmerising short programme to hold off a throng of challengers at the figure skating world championships on Thursday.
The Spaniard's pursuit of a hat-trick of world titles could not have got off to a better start with a hypnotic performance to Spanish guitar music Malaguena to earn 109.05, shattering his previous personal best by almost five points.
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