Jan 6, 2022; Nashville, Tennessee, USA; Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc skate during the championship pairs short program in the 2022 Toyota U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: John David Mercer-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy LeDuc set a U.S. short program record on Thursday to take the lead at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, the last competition before next month's Beijing Winter Olympics.
Going last of eight teams and skating to music from the 2018 film "The White Crow," the pair executed their side-by-side triple loop to perfection to earn a standing ovation from the Nashville crowd and a score of 79.39 from the judges.
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