Figure skating: Tomáš Verner takes the gold in Moscow

The 2008 European figure skating champion Tomáš Verner of the Czech Republic won the men's section of the Cup of Russia, the fifth event in the ISU Grand Prix series, in Moscow on Saturday. The 24-year-old, third after the short programme, improved his position with a solid presentation to a Michael Jackson medley, taking the gold with a personal best of 156.21.