Shoma Uno prevailed in a quad showdown in the free skate to become the first Japanese man to defend his title at the figure skating world championships. Uno attempted five quadruple jumps at Saitama Super Arena. He landed all of them except the quad salchow which he under-rotated for a total of 301.14 points. South Korean skater Cha Jun-hwan was second with 296.03 points followed by American teenager Ilia Malinin, who became the first skater to land a quadruple axel at the world championships and finished with 288.44 points. Earlier, Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the United States won their first ice dance title.
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SAITAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Shoma Uno retained his men's figure skating world title with a stellar free skate on home ice on Saturday after Madison Cho.