Figure skating: Uno 1st after men's short program at nationals

Shoma Uno placed top after the men's short program at the Japan national figure skating championships on Friday, 5.49 points ahead of Keiji Tanaka.Defending champion Uno performed a routine that featured two quadruple jumps for a total score of 96.83 at the competition held in the absence of Sochi Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu, who withdrew due to a right ankle injury.Takahito Mura was third with 85.53 points in the competition that doubles as a qualifier for February's Pyeongchang Olympics.Uno lost balance slightly after landing a quadruple toe loop -- the first of a planned quad-trip…READ FULL ARTICLE