加藉華人Patric Chan cruises to 2nd straight national figure-skating title
Despite a minor glitch during his long program, Patrick Chan easily skated away with his second straight Canadian figure-skating championship Sunday in Saskatoon. 3 z' M/ Q/ d `! J1 F/ z: }) @, o 2 T$ l0 K' k A2 {* p2 J" _1 e6 IThe Toronto skater recovered from a stumble early in his routine to win the national title with a season-best score of 254.82. Chan also posted his best long program of the season, earning 165.93 points. 7 { ]! }0 A R& x6 Sos.tvboxnow.comos.tvboxnow.com$ m( `2 e( m& D( n7 \) N3 k6 d, x
Chan's score was the third-highest ever under the revamped scoring system implemented in 2003, behind only Japan's Daisuke Takahashi (264.41)and Olympic champion Evgeni Plushenko of Russia (258.33).