Lilah Fear and Lewis Gibson moved a step closer to a breakthrough medal at the world figure skating championships on Friday, delivering a sharp, crowd-pleasing rhythm dance that put them third after the opening segment at TD Garden in Boston.
The British duo scored 83.86 points skating to their groove-drenched Nile Rodgers-Stevie Wonder medley, finishing behind only the two-time defending world champions, Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States, and Canada’s Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier. It is their highest position in a world championship segment and puts them in a podium place heading into Saturday’s free dance – just 0.82 points ahead of fourth-placed Charlène Guignard and Marco Fabbri of Italy.
