Summary Patrick Chan opened the Olympic season with a victory at Skate Canada.
SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick (AP) - The Canadian star and three-time world champion landed two huge quad jumps Saturday night to open his free program and finished with 262.03 points.
Japan's Yuzuru Hanyu followed at 234.8, and teammate Nobunari Oda was third at 233.0.
Fifteen-year-old Russian sensation Julia Lipnitskaia won the women's title, finishing with 198.23 points after a near flawless long program. Japan's Akiko Suzuki was second at 193.75. American Gracie Gold, the leader Friday after the short program, was third at 186.65.
Olympic ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir kicked off what will likely be their final season, winning their fifth Skate Canada title. The Canadians finished at 181.03.
Italy's Stefania Berton and Ondrej Hotarek won in pairs at 193.92.
