Wang, Liu win ice dancing gold medal at Asian Winter Games

SAPPORO, Japan: Skating to “New York, New York,” Wang Shiyue and Liu Xinyu held onto their lead from the short dance to win the gold medal in ice dancing on Friday at the Asian Winter Games.

The Chinese pair combined intricate step sequences and powerful lifts to receive 98.26 points in the free dance for a combined total of 164.28.

“This is our first Asian Winter Games



and to win the gold in our debut at the tournament is very satisfying,” Liu said. “Our coach in the US has taught us so much — not least of which the importance of enjoying skating — and we were able to express that today.”

Chris Reed and Kana Muramoto of Japan were second with 159.14 points and Chinese pair Chen Hong and Zhao Yan took bronze with 142.42 points.