Cranston's Marissa Castelli and her partner, Simon Shnapir, claimed their second national pairs title Saturday and by doing so, secured their place at the Olympics.
The pair finished with a score of 205.71, four points higher than the duo of Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay, who finished with a score of 201.72.
Castelli fell on a throw quadruple Salchow, but the rest of their performance was nearly flawless, helping the Cranston native and her partner seal their spot at the Sochi Olympics.
You can catch a video recap of their performance here: http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/marissa-castelli-and-simon-shnapir-claim-second-straight-pairs-natio...
Boston Magazine had a good Q&A with the figure skating pair, who describe their relationship, work routine and how skating is such a key part of their lives.
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