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Madeline Schizas leads after short program at Canadian figure skating championships

Jan 18, 2025 | 1:27 PM

LAVAL, Que. — Two-time winner Madeline Schizas leads after the women’s short program at the Canadian figure skating championships.

The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar performance to her joyous “Lion King” program Saturday.

Ottawa’s Katherine Medland Spence had 61.99 points in second, while Montreal’s Sara-Maude Dupuis was third with 59.81.

Schizas won the event in 2022 and 2023 before Calgary’s Kaiya Ruiter spoiled her three-peat last year. Ruiter stumbled on her triple flip, triple toe loop combination and placed eighth on Saturday (57.17).