Blades of glory for China's plucky pair

Sui and Han put troubles behind them to claim emotional victory

HELSINKI - The gasps of despair that greeted Sui Wenjing's fall following a mistimed landing turned into cheers of joy as she and fellow Chinese Han Cong won the pairs title at the World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki on Thursday.

Sui and Han did not let the crash landing on a side-by-side triple Salchows derail their gold-medal hopes as they capped a year of pain and injury by finally ending their world-title quest on Thursday.