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Osmond wins bronze at Internationaux de France

GRENOBLE, France – Canada’s Kaetlyn Osmond earned her second medal this season on the ISU Grand Prix circuit placing third in women’s singles Saturday at the Internationaux de France figure skating competition.

Alina Zagitova roared back from fifth place after the short program to win the gold and provide Russia a 1-2 finish with 213.80 points. Maria Sotskova was second at 208.78 and Osmond took third spot at 206.77.

Osmond topped the short program standings Friday and was ranked fourth for her free skate. She clinched a spot in next month’s Grand Prix Final. She won Skate Canada three weeks ago.

Her ‘Black Swan’ free routine was highlighted by five clean triple jumps, but she fell on a triple loop and singled an Axel.

“It wasn’t great,’’ said the 21-year-old from Marystown, N.L. ‘’I made a few mistakes, but overall I felt like I skated a strong program and the things that I’ve done, I’ve done at the best I could do. (In the Grand Prix Final) I mainly want to improve on my performances here, skate a clean short and to improve my long program, make it cleaner.”

In ice dancing, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., delivered a strong free dance to ‘Je suis malade’, although Weaver had displaced her rib recently. They earned 176.97 points for fourth, edged off the podium by just 0.27 points. They were fifth after the short.

Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron of France took the gold with 201.98, Madison Chock and Evan Bates of the U.S. were second at 181.85 and Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin of Russia were third at 177.24.

Canada came close to a medal again in pairs as Lubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch of Toronto took fourth spot at 193.07, just 4.5 points back from third.

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov of Russia won the gold with 218.20, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France were second at 214.32 and Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy were third at 197.59.

‘’Definitely some highlights for us in the free program,’’ said Moscovitch. ‘’It was an improvement from the last two times out this season. We’re still leaving a few points out there on the table and we want to clean those up moving forward.’’

Canada had no entries in men’s competition.

Full results: ISU GP Internationaux de France de Patinage 2017

Osmond leads after short program at Internationaux de France

GRENOBLE, France – Kaetlyn Osmond admitted she wasn’t overly thrilled with her performance but regardless she is in first place in women’s competition after Friday’s short program at the Internationaux de France figure skating competition.

It is the fifth stop on the ISU Grand Prix circuit.

Osmond, the 21-year-old from Marystown, N.L., earned 69.05 points with Maria Sotskoya of Russia second at 67.79 and Yuna Shiraiwa of Japan third at 66.05.

Vying for a second win this season on the circuit, she landed a triple flip-double toe and a triple Lutz, but the combination was shaky and she put her hand down on the Lutz. She recovered to complete a double Axel as well as level-four spins and footwork.

‘’Definitely there were a few things in my program I’m not too excited about,” said the world championship silver medallist. “I wish I would have done the combo and Lutz better, but overall I pushed through my whole program and I’m happy about where I am.’’

In pairs after the short, Lubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch of Toronto are in fourth spot with 66.36.

Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimior Morozov of Russia are first at 77.84, Vanessa James and Morgan Cipres of France second at 73.18 and Nicole Della Monica and Matteo Guarise of Italy third at 70.65.

‘’It’s definitely an improvement from the last time,’’ said Moscovitch. ‘’We skated together and pretty smooth. There are some little issues we gave up a lot of points on.’’

In ice dancing, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje of Waterloo, Ont., are fifth after the short dance less than two points from third place.

Canada has no entries in men’s competition.

All four free skates are on Saturday.

Full results: ISU GP Internationaux de France de Patinage 2017

Canadians en route to France as ISU Grand Prix circuit continues

OTTAWA, ON: Skate Canada will have three entries, for a total of five skaters, competing at the fifth stop on the 2017 ISU Grand Prix series, the Internationaux de France. The event will take place from November 17-19, 2017, in Grenoble, France. Canada will have one entry per discipline in ladies, pairs and ice dance.

World silver medallist Kaetlyn Osmond, 21, Marystown, Nfld./Edmonton, Alta., will be the Canadian entry in the ladies category. This will be her first time competing at this event. Osmond won gold at her first ISU Grand Prix assignment this season, Skate Canada International. The three-time Canadian champion is coached by Ravi Walia in Edmonton, Alta.

Canadian silver medallists Lubov Ilyushechkina, 26, Toronto, Ont., and Dylan Moscovitch, 33, Toronto, Ont., will be the Canadian pair entry. This will also be their first time competing at this event. Ilyushechkina and Moscovitch placed sixth at their first Grand Prix assignment of the season, Skate Canada International. They are coached by Lee Barkell, Bryce Davison and Tracy Wilson in Toronto, Ont.

Two-time world medallists Kaitlyn Weaver, 28, Toronto, Ont., and Andrew Poje, 30, Waterloo, Ont., will be the Canadian entry in ice dance. They last competed at this event ten years ago, in 2007, and placed seventh. This season, Weaver and Poje won silver at their first ISU Grand Prix assignment, Skate Canada International. The 2017 Canadian silver medallists are coached by Nikolai Morozov and train in Hackensack, NJ, USA.

Manon Perron of Boucherville, Que., will be the Canadian team leader at the event. Mike Slipchuk, Skate Canada High Performance Director, will also be travelling with the Canadian team. Dr. Cole Beavis of Saskatoon, Sask., and physiotherapist Mike McMurray of Oak Bluff, Man., will be the Canadian medical staff onsite. Cynthia Benson of Quispamsis, N.B., and Jean Senft of West Vancouver, B.C., will be the Canadian officials at the event.

For results and full entries please visit www.isu.org. For photos of Canadian entries, please contact [email protected].

CANADIAN ENTRIES AT 2017 INTERNATIONAUX DE FRANCE

Discipline Name Age Hometown Club Coach
Ladies Kaetlyn Osmond 21 Marystown, Nfld. & Edmonton, Alta. Ice Palace FSC Ravi Walia
Pairs Lubov Ilyushechkina / Dylan Moscovitch 26/33 Toronto, Ont. / Toronto, Ont. Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club / Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club Lee Barkell / Bryce Davison / Tracy Wilson
Ice Dance Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 28/30 Toronto, Ont. / Waterloo, Ont. Sault FSC / Kitchener-Waterloo SC Nikolai Morozov