Despite not being at his best, two-time defending world champion Shoma Uno won the men's short program Thursday, the first day of Japan's national figure skating championships, which double as the final qualifying meet for March's world championships in Montreal.According to officials, Uno broke his left skate after this month's Grand Prix Final in Beijing. After his mistake-free program at Nagano Big Hat, Uno admitted to taking a cautious approach."My form was not great, so I reduced my speed, and kept things simple and precise," Uno said. "I didn't have a real good feel for my jumps, but …READ FULL ARTICLE
