Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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MISSISSAUGA, Ontario (AP) - Canadian star Patrick Chan won the Skate Canada short program Friday night, and Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva took the women's lead at Hershey Centre.
Chan fell on his triple Axel but his beautiful quad toe loop to open the program was enough to secure him first place. Skating to The Beatles' "Dear Prudence" and "Blackbird," he scored 90.56 points.
"Comfortable," Chan said. "The jumps didn't turn out to be feeling the way they did in practice, but that's normal jitters and adrenaline from being in competition."
Japan's Takahito Mura was second at 81.24, followed by Canada's Kevin Reynolds at 80.57, and Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu of Japan at 79.65.
Medvedeva, the world champion, had 76.24 points. Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond was second with 74.33, followed by Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva at 66.79, and Japan's Rika Hongo at 65.75.
Canadian stars Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir topped the short dance in their return to competition, scoring 77.23 points. Americans Madison Chock and Evan Bates were second at 76.21.
Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the pairs short program at 78.39. China's Yu Xiaoyu and Zhang Hao were a distant second with 69.43.
Patrick Chan, of Canada, performs in the men's short program during the Skate Canada figure skating event in Mississauga, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Patrick Chan, of Canada, performs in the men's short program during the Skate Canada figure skating event in Mississauga, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Russia's Evgenia Medvedeva performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Canada's Kaetlyn Osmond performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Japan's Satoko Miyahara performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Mirai Nagasu, of the United States, performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Russia's Elizaveta Tuktamysheva performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Japan's Rika Hongo performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Japan's Rika Hongo performs in the ladies short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, of Canada, perform in the ice dance short program during the Skate Canada figure skating event in Mississauga, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, of Canada, perform in the ice dance short program during the Skate Canada figure skating event in Mississauga, Ontario, on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford perform in the pairs short program at Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford perform in the pairs short programat Skate Canada International figure skating event, Friday, Oct. 28, 2016 in Mississauga, Ontario. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)
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