Knierim-Frazier top pairs short program at skating worlds
Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 12:21 PM EDT
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 04:09 PM EDT
Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Kaori Sakamoto, of Japan, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 11:17 AM EDT
Mariah Bell, of the United States, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mariah Bell, of the United States, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 10:22 AM EDT
Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi, of Ukraine perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Sofiia Holichenko and Artem Darenskyi, of Ukraine perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 02:15 PM EDT
Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 04:09 PM EDT
Loena Hendrickx, of Belgium, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Loena Hendrickx, of Belgium, performs in the women short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 12:02 PM EDT
Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Ashley Cain-Gribble and Timothy Leduc, of the United States perform in the pairs short program at the Figure Skating World Championships in Montpellier, south of France, Wednesday, March 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Mar. 23, 2022 04:00 PM EDT