China's Sui Wenjing and Han Cong took the lead after the pairs short program on Wednesday at Gangneung Ice Arena.
The Chinese pair, the defending world champions, skated to "Hallelujah" and earned a score of 82.39 points.
They opened with a nice triple toe loop and added a throw triple flip and a triple twist lift, before closing with a forward inside death spiral.
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