Overview
- Mone Chiba scored 72.29 to take the women's short program lead in Saskatoon.
- Isabeau Levito sits second with 71.80, Lara Naki Gutmann is third with 68.11, and Ami Nakai is fourth with 66.55.
- Minerva Fabienne Hase and Nikita Volodin topped the pairs short with 77.53, ahead of Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps at 73.03.
- Canadians Lia Pereira and Trennt Michaud are third in pairs with a personal-best 70.66 as two Canadian teams occupy podium positions after the short.
- The women's and pairs titles will be decided Saturday, with rhythm dance and the men's short earlier in the day and Ilia Malinin considered a favorite in the men's event after a recent win in France.