Two-time pairs champions Duhamel, and injured Radford struggle at worlds
HELSINKI — Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford came to Helsinki with visions of a third consecutive world pairs title.
But a peculiar hip injury to Radford derailed their dreams, and left the two both proud that they persevered but way down in seventh place after the short program.
Skating to Seal’s “Killer,” the two-time defending champs, who were practically unbeatable the previous two seasons, scored 72.67 points for their shaky program.
How difficult was it?