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Canadians Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the pairs short program at Skate Canada International on Friday night with 69. Red Nike Roshe Run .57 points. They skated to "Tribute," which Radford -- a pianist who studied at Torontos Royal Conservatory of Music -- wrote in 2006, the day after his coach Paul Wirtz died of cancer. Italians Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek were right behind the Canadians with 69.38, while Sui Wenjing and Han Cong were third with 69.02 at Harbour Station arena. Radford said he had chills skating to his own song, which he recorded with a 16-piece string section in a Montreal studio last spring. "It is a different experience hearing my own music, it just creates a deep centred feeling inside of me. . . its difficult to put into words," Radford said. Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from Balmertown, Ont., bronze medallists at last springs world championships, won despite Duhamel stumbling out of her triple Lutz, and putting a hand down on the throw triple Lutz. Despite leaving considerable room for improvement, the Canadians -- Duhamel in a floaty pink dress, and Radford in an understated grey shirt and pants -- are way ahead of where they were at this point last season. "Last year we came to this event, skated a clean short, and got 64, so this shows everything that weve been working towards and improving," Duhamel said. "We started with 64 last season and ended with a 73 at worlds, so this is exactly where we want to be, we want to hit those high 70s as we go into nationals and as we go into the Olympics. I think that its a good step." Paige Lawrence of Kennedy, Sask., and Rudi Swiegers of Kipling, Sask., were sixth, while Margaret Purdy of Strathroy, Ont., and Michael Marinaro of Sarnia, Ont., were eighth. Skate Canada is the second of six stops on figure skatings Grand Prix circuit. The top six entries in each discipline qualify for the Grand Prix Final, Dec. 5-8, in Fukuoka, Japan. Nike Roshe Run Flyknit Shoes . Tonight, the Maple Leafs hope to rebound from a lopsided defeat when they host the surging New York Islanders at Air Canada Centre. Watch all the action unfold live on TSN at 7pm et/4pm pt. Red Nike Roshe Run Mens . Russia. When the best players from both countries hooked up for an eight-game series in 1972, a heated rivalry was born.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (SportsNetwork.com) - Thomaz Bellucci and Federico Delbonis were both first-round winners on Monday at the inaugural $1.3 million Rio Open, which is part of the ATP World Tours Golden Swing through Latin America. Bellucci, playing on his native soil, bounced-back from a first-set loss to hand Colombias Santiago Giraldo a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 defeat on the red clay at Jockey Club Brasileiro. Argentinas Delbonis had little problems with a 6-1, 6-1 victory oover Brazils Guilherme Clezar. Nike Roshe Run Flyknit Black. Also on Monday, Serb Dusan Lajovic topped Italian Filippo Volandri 6-7 (7-9), 6-3, 4-0, retired; Slovak Martin Klizan held off Spaniard Guillermo Garcia- Lopez 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4); and Argentine Facundo Bagnis edged out Brazilian Joao Souza 7-5, 2-6, 6-2. This weeks top seeds are world No. 1 superstar Rafael Nadal, last weeks Buenos Aires champion David Ferrer and last weeks Buenos Aires runner-up Fabio Fognini. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NHL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys ' ' '
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