MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) — Canadian star Patrick Chan overcame a fall to win Skate Canada International on Saturday night.
The three-time world champion’s ambitious new program included three quad jumps. He landed the first, fell on the second, and turned the third into a triple, but held on to win with 266.95 points. Full results are here.
“Good that I committed to it and rotated it. That was one of my fears going in, I was hoping I would still commit and attack it, and I did,” Chan said. “I hung on, and I know it won’t be this generous later in the season.