Polina Edmunds has withdrawn from the NHK Trophy in Japan because of a lingering foot injury. Edmunds also missed the Rostelecom Cup last weekend in Moscow while continuing to train and rehab.

Javier Fernandez of Spain reeled off three quads in the free skate to streak from a distant second to the gold medal in the Rostelecom Cup on Saturday. The world figure skating champion trailed Japan's Shoma Uno by seven points after the short program, but ended the third of six grand prix preliminaries seven points in front.

Japan's Shoma Uno unleashed two quad jumps to earn a strong lead after the short program of the Rostelecom Cup, putting him in position on Friday for his second grand prix gold of the season.

Patrick Chan knows he needs the big jumps to keep pace with the world's best skaters. But on one night at least, it was his artistry and overall skating skills that earned him the Skate Canada International title. Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir won the ice dance title in their first major international event since Sochi. Canada's Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford won the pairs event, while Kaetlyn Osmond took silver in the women's singles.

Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are poised to capture the Skate Canada International title in their return to competitive ice dancing.

Debra Armstrong has been appointed chief executive officer of Skate Canada. The news comes a day after Skate Canada announced Dan Thompson was leaving to pursue other opportunities.

It seems like Kaetlyn Osmond has already endured a career's worth of injuries at just 20 years old.

Canada's two-time world champions Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford easily won the pairs short program, while Lubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch were third Friday at Skate International.