BEIJING – Patrick Chan of Toronto reached a career goal when he won the gold medal in men’s competition on Saturday at the ISU Grand Prix Final figure skating event.
The world silver medalist opened with a solid quad toeloop and delivered his best performance of the season so far with 259.75 points.
“It’s been a dream for me to do well here,” the 19-year-old Chan said. “I’m very happy to be able to skate well here, leading up to (the) worlds. It’s a very big step for me.”
Japan’s Nobunari Oda who was considered favourite for the Gold Medal won the silver medal with 242.81 points.
Japan’s Takahiko Kozuka came in third with 159.89 in his free skate and a total of 237.79.
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