Figure skating-Japanese dazzle at Four Continents as Kao Miura wins gold

FILE PHOTO: Figure Skating - ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Gran Premio d'Italia - Torino Palavela, Turin, Italy - December 8, 2022 Japan's Kao Miura in action during the Men short program REUTERS/Massimo Pinca

(Reuters) - Japanese skaters dominated the ice at the Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Colorado on Saturday as teenager Kao Miura won gold in the men's event while Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara triumphed in the pairs event.

The 17-year-old Kao Miura, who led the men's short programme on Thursday, held off a challenge from Canada's 31-year-old Keegan Messing in the free skate for the biggest victory of his career.