Scimeca, Knierim win U.S. pairs title
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Greensboro, NC (SportsNetwork.com) - Alexa Scimeca and Christopher Knierim captured their first pairs title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships after increasing their lead in Saturday's free skate.
After setting a short program record with a score of 74.01 points on Thursday, the Colorado-based duo also received the top score in the free skate to finish with 210.49 points, 10.57 ahead of runners-up Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier.
Scimeca and Knierim were the silver medalists at the 2013 U.S. championships.
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Tarah Kayne and Danny O'Shea vaulted from fourth to claim the bronze following Saturday's program. Two-time U.S. champion Marissa Castelli and new partner Mervin Tran had held third following the short program, but fell to sixth after placing just eighth in the free skate.