Two Canadian pairs sit in medal position after Friday’s short program at Skate Canada International, the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating event in Saskatoon.
Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps are in second place (73.03), with fellow Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud using a personal-best short prorgam to skate into third place (70.66).
Canada’s Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps score 73.03 in the pairs short program at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon.
Germany’s Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin lead the pairs competition with the top score after the short program, posting a total of 77.53 points.
Canadians Kelly Ann Laurin and Loucas Ethier (59.93) will start tomorrow’s free program in sixth place.
Lia Pereira of Milton, Ont., and Trennt Michaud of Belleville, Ont., earn a personal-best score of 70.66 in the pairs short program at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon.
In the women’s event, Japan’s Mone Chiba (72.29) holds a slight lead over American Isabeau Levito (71.80) while Italy’s Lara Naki Gutmann (68.11) is in third place.
Mone Chiba of Japan sits in first place after the women’s short program at Skate Canada International with a score of 72.29.
Sara-Maude Dupuis is the top Canadian, sitting in 8th place with 60.41 points.
Sara-Maude Dupuis of Montreal scores 60.41 in the women’s short program at Skate Canada International in Saskatoon.
Live coverage of Skate Canada International continues on Saturday at 2:45 p.m. ET. For more details on when and where to watch, click here to check out the CBC Sports broadcast schedule.
In what could be their final season together, Canadian ice dancers Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier are reprising their “Vincent” free dance program from their 2018-2019 season, as they look to win their first Olympic medal in Milan-Cortina, Italy.
