TALLINN, Estonia - Wesley Chiu of Richmond, B.C., was in second place after Thursday’s men’s short program at the ISU World Junior Figure Skating Championships.
The Estonian championships in figure skating held over the weekend saw 18-year old Eva-Lotta Kiibus defend her title from last year in the women s category with Aleksandr Selevko taking the men s crown.
After the short program on Saturday, Kiibus held third place with 55.83 points, behind first-place Kristina Škuleta-Gromova (60.10 points) and Gerli Liinamäe (59.78 points). A 120.97-point free skating program performance by Kiibus on Sunday however lifted her up to first, holding just a slight 0.31-point lead over Gerli Liinamäe.
Škulet-Gromova received 104.38 points for her free skating program, enough for third place overall with 164.48 points. Kiibus final tally for the tournament was 176.80 points, Liinamäe collected 176.49.