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.& m8 J! k' R' W/ U4 h
( q: q9 d J9 p5 v+ Owww2.tvboxnow.comThe 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. 3 y; b3 K" U' ^7 ^1 e( v - J' ~) y1 q' M6 L( n5 f+ hwww2.tvboxnow.comChan'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).