China secures figure skating pairs berth for 2026 Winter Olympics

BEIJING, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chinese pair skaters Zhang Jiaxuan and Huang Yihang finished first in the figure skating pairs at the ISU Figure Skating Olympic Qualifier here on Saturday to clinch a berth for China in the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

The top three pairs in the event were awarded Winter Olympic berths. As Zhang and Huang ranked first in the short program on Friday, they maintained their mom