BARCELONA, Spain - A couple of Canadian duos picked a good time to come through with personal-best performances.
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Canadian record to win the pairs competition Saturday at the Grand Prix of
Figure Skating Final. Later in the day, Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje also had
a personal best for the victory in ice dancing.In the pairs, the world bronze
medallists received 146.22 points for their free skate performed to a medley of
tunes from the rock band Muse, giving them a total of 220.72. Ksenia Stolbova
and Fedor Klimov of Russia were second with 213.72, followed by Chinas Wenjing
Sui and Cong Han with 194.31.Our goal coming here was to stand on the podium, so
to win is a bonus, said Duhamel.Duhamel, from Lively, Ont., and Radford, from
Balmertown, Ont., are enjoying a standout season, with victories in both their
Grand Prix events — Skate Canada International and NHK Trophy in Japan.In ice
dancing, Weaver and Poje, from Waterloo, Ont., bettered their score from last
seasons silver medal performance at the worlds with 181.14 points. Madison Chock
and Evan Bates of the U.S. were second at 167.09 and Gabriella Papadakis and
Guillaume Cizeron of France third at 162.39.Its definitely our strongest
performance yet and its great to see the program is still growing, said Poje. We
really brought across the emotion and we were so connected on the ice that the
story really came through.The Canadians skated to excerpts from Vivaldis Four
Seasons.Its hard to pick out a moment that really stands out for us from what we
did on the ice because we were so focused, said Weaver. My best memory was
probably our lift because it got such a reaction from the crowd.Piper Gilles and
Paul Poirier of Toronto were fifth in the free dance and sixth overall.Yuzuru
Hanyu of Japan won the mens gold. Spains Javier Fernandez took the silver and
Russias Sergei Voronov won bronze. Russian skaters finished 1-2 in the womens
competition. Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won gold and Elena Radionova earned silver
while American Ashley Wagner won bronze.It was the first time Canada reached the
top of the podium at the Grand Prix Final since Patrick Chan won the mens
competition in 2011 and the first double victory in pairs and ice dance since
2001. At that event in Kitchener, Ont., Jamie Sale and David Pelletier took the
pairs crown and Shae-Lynn Bourne and Victor Kraatz won the ice dance.Duhamel and
Radford topped their old mark of 213.62 set at the Canadian championships last
January. It also ranks fourth all-time on the ISU scoring list.The highlight of
their free skate was landing the throw quadruple Salchow. It came just after
Duhamel touched down on the side-by-side triple Lutz.We were so confident in our
quad Salchow that it didnt matter that I touched on the Lutz, said Duhamel. Its
(the quad) has been so consistent for us in practice that we were going for it
no matter what.Radford was certainly pleased the green light was on.Weve been
waiting to have a skate like this all season, said Radford, who mentioned he was
in the audience when Sale and Pelletier won their gold in 2001. This was the
first time that we actually hit the quad like we do in practice. It is so
exciting.———With files from The Associated Press.
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LOUIS -- Francisco Liriano wasnt feeling well. First came a nosebleed, then the
Pirates pitcher felt dizzy at the plate before flying out to end the second
inning. Liriano was getting hooked up to an IV to deal with flu-like symptoms
when the Pittsburgh Pirates bullpen stepped up big-time in a 6-1 victory over
the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday that snapped a four-game losing streak.
Waiting to be taken out in the third inning, the lefty was bent over, hands on
his knees. "I just feel dizzy, weak and dizzy," Liriano said after the game. "I
dont know. I just feel sick." Gaby Sanchez had two RBIs in a four-run fourth
inning and five relievers combined to work seven strong innings, with key outs
from rookie Stolmy Pimentel and Jared Hughes against Yadier Molina. "Pimentel
pitched as big an inning as weve had pitched for us all year in the third,"
manager Clint Hurdle said. "You had 40-plus on their feet, a 3-2 count on
Molina, on jersey day. "To get the swing and miss and then carry it deeper, a
big-time push from Stolmy." Matt Holliday had an RBI double for the Cardinals,
who have mustered five runs in their last six games. They got three hits and a
run after Liriano left and got beat by an over-shifted defence, too, when
Matt Adams lined out to shortstop Jordy Mercer stationed right behind the
second-base bag with a man on third in the seventh. "Were just not clicking,"
said leadoff man Matt Carpenter, who was 0 for 3 with two walks. "Were having
good at-bats, guys are competing, but stuff just isnt falling in for us. "Its
just the way its going right now." Molina was a bust on his jersey giveaway day,
striking out with the bases loaded to end the third against Pimentel (2-0) and
popping out with runners on second and third to end the fifth against Hughes. He
entered batting .431 during a 15-game hitting streak. Andrew McCutchen and
Jose Tabata each added an RBI off Tyler Lyons (0-2) in the fourth, with the
first four runners reaching safely after the lefty opened with three perfect
innings.
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hitter at Busch Stadium. "He continues to find a way to find hits in this
ballpark," Hurdle said. "Hes really been a solid offensive ballplayer for us
here." The Pirates have scored seven runs while Liriano was in the game in his
six starts. They jumped into gear the inning after the lefty was taken out en
route to just their third win in their last 10 games. "That one inning obviously
changes the whole day," Lyons said. "The one inning, thats a killer." Hurdle
said there were no health concerns at the start of the game and noted, "the
first two innings were pretty crisp and clean." "It just snowballed on him," the
manager added. Pittsburgh also has struggled offensively, totalling four runs
during its losing streak, and got shut out 1-0 in the series opener Friday. "We
got some key hits that we havent been getting," Gaby Sanchez said. "We were
finally able to put something together and get some runs across. It was good to
get the lead and stay ahead." Liriano walked Lyons to start the third and was
behind 3-0 against leadoff man Matt Carpenter before meeting with a trainer on
the mound, and then departing. Tony Sanchez added a two-run single in the ninth
off Eric Fornatoro after striking out his first three at-bats. NOTES: Cardinals
ace Adam Wainwright (4-1, 1.46) is set to work the finale against
Edinson Volquez (1-1, 1.93) after tweaking his right knee in his last start. ...
Adams made an outstanding diving catch at 1B to rob Pimentel of an
opposite-field line drive hit in the fifth. ... Jhonny Peralta hit his 300th
career double off Justin Wilson in the seventh. ... Allen Craig singled in four
trips and is 1 for 18 against the Pirates this year.
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