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Canada's Virtue, Moir claim ice dancing gold, USA's Shibutanis earn bronze

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Medal winners in Ice Dancing Free Dance pose together during the awards ceremony at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on Tuesday at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. Standing from left to right are: Silver medalists Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada and bronze medalists Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the USA. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI
1 of 3 | Medal winners in Ice Dancing Free Dance pose together during the awards ceremony at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics on Tuesday at the Gangneung Ice Arena in Gangneung, South Korea. Standing from left to right are: Silver medalists Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France, gold medalists Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada and bronze medalists Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani of the USA. Photo by Richard Ellis/UPI | License Photo

Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Canadian duo Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won gold in ice dance figure skating at the Pyeongchang Olympics on Tuesday, scoring a record of 206.07 points.

The French pair of Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron earned the score of 205.28, setting the world record for a free dance with 123.35 points, and took silver.

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American siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani took a bronze medal with a combined score of 192.59.

The Russian pair of Ekaterina Bobrova and Dmitri Soloviev finished fifth with 186.92 points.

The medal was Canada's 19th of the Games (eight gold, five silver and six bronze).

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