Canada's McIntosh, Mimar win pairs bronze at NHK Trophy

Canada's Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar perform during the pairs free skate at the NHK Trophy Grand Prix of Figure Skating event on Saturday in Sapporo, Japan. (Yuichi Yamazaki/AFP via Getty Images - image credit)Canada's Brooke McIntosh and Benjamin Mimar won pairs bronze at the NHK Trophy on Saturday in Sapporo, Japan. The duo earned a season's best 175.65 points to secure their first senior Grand Prix medal in the second Grand Prix event of their first senior season. WATCH | Canada's McIntosh, Mimar capture bronze at NHK trophy:McIntosh and Mimar made their senior Grand Prix debut on home ice last month at Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ont., where they finished fourth. Story continuesSkaters are assigned to two Grand Prix competitions, and the top six in each discipline compete in the Grand Prix Final, Dec. 8-11 in Turin, Italy.