Figure Skating - German pair Savchenko, Massot set free skate world record

GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - German figure skaters Aljona Savchenko and Bruno Massot set a pairs free programme world record of 159.31 points after a stunning skate at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics on Thursday.

Figure Skating - German pair Savchenko, Massot set free skate world record

(Reuters)





The pair collapsed and cried on the ice after a performance that saw them beat the previous record that they had also set at the Grand Prix Final last year by more than two points.





(Reporting by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Elaine Lies; Editing by Mitch Phillips)


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