Competing without their top men's skater, Canada is sixth after three of four short programs in figure skating's team event at the Beijing Olympics.
Since only the top five countries advance to the free programs, the rebuilding Canadian team -- and the reigning Olympic gold medallist in the team event -- is in danger of being eliminated.
Messing, who lives in Girdwood, Alaska, tested positive in Vancouver in one of two required pre-travel COVID-19 tests. He then needed to produce four negative tests before being permitted to travel to Beijing. He had two negative tests on Friday, and Skate Canada was hopeful he'd test positive twice more in time to board a flight Saturday to arrive in time for the men's singles event which begins Tuesday.
"Definitely your mind races a little bit . Like, right after it happens. But I know from experience that you've got to throw that away and really stay present in the moment and that's what I did after the first jump." Madeline Schizas will skate the women's short program in her Olympic debut on Sunday, and facing elimination, that could be as far as Canada goes in the team event.
Chen scored 11.00 points for his quad flip, while Sadovsky, by comparison, scored just 4.3 on his quad attempt. Chen's triple-triple combination scored 17.27, compared to 7.20 for the Canadian. The teams have their own rinkside booths to cheer on teammates, and rather than await scores in the traditional "kiss and cry," skaters rejoin their teammates when they've skated.
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