Chan, Virtue, Moir lead Canadian Olympians
MONTREAL: Three-time world men’s champion Patrick Chan and 2010 Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Moir and Scott Virue were among 17 figure skaters named Sunday to the Canadian Olympic team.
The largest contingent of figure skaters in Pyeongchang, South Korea, next month wi l l also feature Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who breezed to a seventh consecutive national title Saturday, and Canadian women’s champion Gabrielle Daleman.
Chan captured his 10th national title on Saturday in Vancouver at the Canadian Olympic trials. He captured world crowns from 2011 to 2013 but settled for silver in men’s and team events at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Joining him in the men’s event will be Keegan Messing, who was second to Chan at the Canadian championships.
Virtue and Moir also took silver in team and ice dance at Sochi after claiming Olympic gold on home ice in 2010 and world titles in 2010, 2012 and last year at Helsinki. They captured an eighth Canadian crown on Saturday. — AFP
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