Canadians Madeline Schizas and Gabrielle Daleman are first and second after the ladies’s singles short program at Skate Canada International.
Schizas, an 19-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 67.90 for her program to the “Black Swan” soundtrack.
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Skating to Rhianna’s “Diamonds,” the 24-year-old Daleman, from Newmarket, Ont., completed with 66.65 factors.
Daleman, a two-time Olympian and world bronze medallist, is competing in her first Grand Prix since she was tenth at Skate Canada in 2019.
WATCH l Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., takes 2nd place with 66.65 factors:
Gabrielle Daleman of Newmarket, Ont., sits in second place with 66.65 factors following the ladies’s short program at Skate Canada International in Mississauga, Ont.
American Ava Marie Ziegler is third with 66.49.
The short applications for ice dance, pairs and males’s singles are later Friday at Paramount Fine Foods Centre.
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