Two-time world champion Shoma Uno posted the world’s finest brief program rating this season in his first aggressive skate in seven months.

Uno, a 25-year-old from Japan, landed a quadruple flip and quad toe loop in a 105.25-point brief program at Cup of China, his season debut occasion.

He leads Adam Siao Him Fa of France by a gaping 14.04 factors going into Saturday’s free skate, dwell on Peacock.

Uno overtook 18-year-old American Ilia Malinin as this season’s brief program chief. Malinin tallied 104.06 factors at Skate America final month.

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Malinin has the world’s finest whole rating this season — a 310.47 from Skate America, which might have received final March’s worlds by 9.33.

Uno will look to overhaul that on Saturday forward of a possible showdown with Malinin at December’s Grand Prix Final. Uno is undefeated since taking bronze eventually yr’s Olympics, a run that included two world titles.

Earlier Friday, two-time world medalist Loena Hendrickx of Belgium topped the ladies’s brief regardless of singling a deliberate double Axel.

Marjorie Lajoie and Zachary Lagha had been the shock rhythm dance leaders after fellow Canadians Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier misplaced factors on a twizzle sequence.

Gilles and Poirier, two-time world medalists, received their final 4 Grand Prix begins, together with final yr’s Grand Prix Final.