Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir perform their short program during Senior Dance competition at the Canadian Skating Championships Friday January 10, 2014 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
January 10, 2014 - 12:21 PM
OTTAWA - Kaetlyn Osmond is halfway to clinching her spot in the Sochi Olympics, winning the women's singles short program at the Canadian figure skating championships Friday.
The 18-year-old from Marystown, N.L., who was sidelined for a good chunk of the last four months with injuries, landed a triple flip-triple toe loop combination, then a triple Lutz to score 70.3 points for her '60s-inspired performance to "Big Spender" and "Rich Man's Frug."
Amelie Lacoste of Delson, Que., scored 61.27 to leave her second heading into Saturday's free program.
Gabrielle Daleman, a 15-year-old from Newmarket, Ont., is third with 58.38.
Canada has two berths in women's singles for the Sochi Olympics.
The Olympic figure skating team will be announced Sunday.
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