HOST China took two titles at the ISU figure skating Grand Prix Cup of China after Jin Boyang led home the men’s 1-2 and Olympic silver medalists Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were crowned at the pairs in Southwest China’s Chongqing on Saturday.

Jin, 22, conducted two good quadruple jumps himself, earned 176.10 points in free skate despite a planned quad toe that was degraded to a double and claimed the men’s title on 261.53, beating his compatriot Yan Han by a 12-point margin. Overnight leader Yan Han was the runner-up on 249.45 after his long program with two small errors was given 162.99 points. Italian Matteo Rizzo ranked third with 241.88, while the other Chinese Zhang He finished ninth on 217.42.

Sui/Han made a strong comeback to the Grand Prix Series after a season-long absence, lifting the pairs trophy with a nearly perfect repeat of their world title-winning free skate earlier this year, beating teammates Peng Cheng/Jin Yang by 28.40 points.(Xinhua)