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First place Japan's Shoma Uno (C), second place Japan's Sota Yamamoto (L), and third place United States' Ilia Malinin pose with their medals during the victory ceremony for the men's singles skating at the figure skating Grand Prix finals at the Palavela ice arena, in Turin, Italy, on Dec. 10, 2022. Antonio Calanni/AP Photo
Shoma Uno finally has the medal the Japanese figure skater has long coveted from the Grand Prix Final.
The reigning world champion, who had twice finished second and third at the finale of the Grand Prix season, held off countryman Sota Yamamoto on Saturday to capture gold. Uno followed his winning short program with the highest score in the free skate to finish with 304.46 points. Yamamoto scored 274.35 points to take second.
