Figure skating: Shoma Uno leads after short program at Japan c'ships

Reigning world champion Shoma Uno topped the men's short program with a near-flawless performance at Japan's national figure skating championships on Friday.Uno scored a whopping 100.45 points at Towa Pharmaceutical RACTAB Dome in Osaka Prefecture to take a 12.76-point lead over second-place Koshiro Shimada into Sunday's free skate.Sota Yamamoto placed third, 13.56 behind Uno.Earlier this month, Uno and Yamamoto finished first and second, respectively, at the Grand Prix Final in Turin, Italy."I was able to give my best possible performance," said the 25-year-old Uno, who is looking for his …READ FULL ARTICLE