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By Alex Schauffler
Two U.S. pairs teams finished in the top five overall on day two of the ISU Four Continents Championships 2025, while all three U.S. women landed in the top five after the short program.
Wrapping up their trip to Seoul, 2025 U.S. bronze medalists Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea performed their free skate to "Stand by Me" by Florence & the Machine and finished just off the podium in fourth place earning 126.62 in the free skate and 196.94 overall. The program was bookended with a Level 4 triple twist lift and Level 4 Axel and reverse lasso lift.
Skating to "Je Suis Malade” by Forestella, Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov achieved an overall international personal best total score of 192.07 to put them in fifth place. The 2025 U.S. pairs champions achieved four Level 4 elements including their spin combination and rotational lift, contributing to their 124.48 free skate score.
Audrey Shin and Balazs Nagy rounded out the U.S. pairs delegation finishing in 11th place with a free skate score of 76.66 and total score of 128.36 in their second international competition as a team.
Kicking off the women’s competition, 2025 U.S. bronze medalist Sarah Everhardt currently sits in third place behind Chaeyeon Kim of Korea and Mone Chiba of Japan, who placed first and second respectively. Skating to "Reel Around the Sun" by Bill Whelan, Everhardt’s short program featured three Level 4 elements to tally a score of 67.36.
Alysa Liu, the 2025 U.S. silver medalist, sits in fourth place less than one point behind Everhardt with a score of 67.09 in her Four Continents debut. Her short program, set to "Promise" by Laufey, achieved high marks for a triple Lutz in the second half of the performance and two Level 4 spin combinations.
Two-time U.S. champion Bradie Tennell enters the free skate in fifth place with a score of 66.58.
Tomorrow, Team USA men and dance teams will skate for spots on the podium as they take the ice for the final time in Seoul.
For full results from the ISU Four Continents Figure Skating Championships 2025, click here.
