BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- China's Olympic champions Sui Wenjing and Han Cong came second in the pairs event at ISU Figure Skating Four Continents Championships here on Saturday.

American pair Alisa Efimova and Misha Mitrofanov took the gold with a total score of 205.34 points after earning 133.49 in free skating.

The Chinese duo collected a total of 200.99 after scoring 124.97 in free skating. They led the short program on 76.02 points on Thursday.

The veterans announced their competitive return last year and will participate in the upcoming Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. ■