MOSCOW, Mar 24 Three-time Olympic medalist Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno leads after short program in single skating at the World Championships in Montpellier, France. Uno received 109.63 points for his performance. The second is his compatriot Yuma Kagiyama (105.69), another Japanese Kazuki Tomono closes the top three (101.12). Representative of the United States Ilya Malinin (100.16) is in fourth place, representing Georgia Maurice Kvitelashvili (92.61) is in seventh place. The Olympic champion and three-time world champion American Nathan Chen and two-time Olympic champion Japanese Yuzuru miss the Montpellier tournament due to injuries. Hanyu. Skaters will present their free program on Saturday. Earlier, the International Skating Union (ISU), against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, suspended athletes from Russia and Belarus from competitions under its auspices, including the World Figure Skating Championships. Russian figure skaters will perform at the First Channel Cup on March 25-27 in Saransk. The competition will consist of a jumping tournament, as well as short and free programs. The event will end with demonstration performances.
