Christopher Knierim kisses partner and fiancee Alexa Scimeca on the ice after their free skate during the Pairs competition at the 2015 Prudential U.S. Figure Skating Championships held at Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday night (January 24) in Greensboro, N.C.
The engaged figure skaters stunned the crowd and broke records to capture gold and the title.
Alexa and Chris placed first in the short program with 74.01 — the highest pairs short score ever and then upped it with a height-defying quad twist, giving them a total of 210.49, 10 points over second place finishers Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier.
Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea, were in third and Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage placed 4th.
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Alexa Scimeca & Chris Knierim – Free Skate, 2015 National Figure Skating Championships
Haven Denney and Brandon Frazier make it hard to look at anything else during the Pairs Short Program at the 2014 Hilton HHonors Skate America held at the Sears Centre Arena on Saturday afternoon (October 25) in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
The US Pairs team quickly topped the leader board for their program and finished 3rd overall after the short, earning 61.08 points.
Teammates engaged Alexa Scimeca and Chris Knierim and Madeline Aaron and Max Settlage placed fourth and fifth, respectively with 60.61 and 58.41 points.
“Haven Denney says adding Ingo Steuer to her and partner Brandon Frazier‘s coaching team has taught them how to train harder than ever,” correspondent Tanith Belbin tweeted just before the duo hit the ice.
Haven Denny and Brandon Frazier – Short Program – 2014 Skate America
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