BARCELONA, Spain (AP) Russian pair Ksenia Stolbova and Fedor Klimov took the lead of the Grand Prix Final after the short program on Thursday.
Stolbova and Klimov earned 74.84 points from a sensual and error-free performance to ''I Put a Spell on You.''
''We had several small mistakes and lost some points, so it could be better but we are happy about the score and about our skate,'' Klimov said.
Fellow Russians Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov were in second place with 73.64 points, while defending champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford were third with 72.74.
The Canadian couple, who also hold the world title, were on course for a bigger score until Duhamel fell while trying to land a throw triple lutz near the end of their program to Elton John's ''Your Song.''
''Falling on the throw was a complete fluke,'' Duhamel said. ''It has never happened on the short program to us, and we will do it well tomorrow.''
The men's short program takes place later at the temporary rink inside Barcelona's International Convention Center.
The women's short program and the short ice dance are on Friday.
