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SEOUL, South Korea — Mikhail Shaidorov produced a season-best score in the free skate to become the first skater from Kazakhstan to win the Four Continents title since Denis Ten in 2015. Skating at the same venue where Ten won, Shaidorov held a 12-point lead after the short program and was equally impressive in the free skate, landing four quadruple jumps and three triples for 190.37 points for an overall total of 285.10. Cha Jun-hwan of South Korea was second with 265.02 points followed by Jimmy Ma of the United States with 245.01. In the ice dance final, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier of Canada claimed their second consecutive title in the event.
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