Alexa Scimeca Knierim and Chris Knierim took all of the drama out of choosing the one U.S. Olympic pairs team.
The married couple won their second national title Saturday, capping four years as leaders of the nation’s weakest figure skating discipline.
The Knierims tallied 206.60 points, beating 2016 U.S. champions Tarah Kayne and Danny O’Shea by six points despite major errors in side-by-side jumps.
Deanna Stellato, a 2000 World junior silver medalist in singles, and 2014 Olympian Nathan Bartholomay were third.
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