Skyliners junior is once again in position to finish on the podium at the ISU World Junior Championships.

With hardware from every World Junior Championships they've attended since 2018, the reigning World Junior silver medalists secured second place in the short program in Angers, France, on Friday.

Scoring just under their international personal best this season with a score of 69.40, Skyliners junior tallied the highest total element score of the segment at 37.33. The reigning U.S. junior champions earned positive grades of execution on all five of their elements during their performance to "The Impossible Dream" by Josh Groban. They were awarded Level 4 designations on their twizzle element and no hold element as well as the point of intersection on their intersection.

The Lexettes also took the ice for Team USA, claiming sixth going into the free skate. Skating to "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson, the 2023 U.S. junior bronze medalists started with their highest-scoring element, a Level 3 intersection with a Level 3 point of intersection. Despite a fall, the Lexettes received 60.44 points at their first World Junior Championships since 2018.

Les Supremes of Canada won the short program with a score of 70.92. Team Fintastic of Finland rounds out the top three, finishing behind the Skyliners with 67.18 points.

Competition continues Saturday with the free skate, which begins at 8:30 a.m. ET. Fans can watch on The Ice Skating Channel or follow along on the ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships 2023 Competition Central.