TOKYO (AP) — Japan will be to make the most of its home ice when the International Skating Union’s World Team Trophy gets under way Thursday.
The top six national figure skating teams — Japan, Canada, the United States, Russia, Italy and France — are competing in the April 19-22 event at Yoyogi Arena.
Each team consists of two women, two men, one pair and one ice dancing couple. Each skater/couple will compete with a short program/short dance and free skating/free dance and the highest point total will win.
Japan tops the team standings with 7,891 points and will field a strong team that includes 2012 world silver medalist Daisuke Takahashi, world bronze medalist Akiko Suzuki and 2011 world silver medalist Takahiko Kozuka.
