Day one of the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships was a mixed bag for Canada.
The ice dance competiton got underway with the compulsory dance. Canada's Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir are in a battle for first place with Russians Oksana Domnina and Max Shabalin and the American team of Tanith Belbin and Benjamin Agosto. Only 1.4 points seperate these teams. That bearly the width of a skate blade.
Canada's second team of Vanessa Crone and Paul Poirier got of to an impressive start at their first World Championships and currently sit in 10th place.
Things are not as positive on the Pairs side.
After a disappointing skate Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison, last year's bronze medalists, are in 7th place. They are almost 10 points behind the leaders Germany's Savchenko and Robin Szolkowy and 5.62 points off the podium. Yuko Kavaguti and Alexander Smirnov of Russia are currently in second . China's Dan Zhang and Hao Zhang are sitting third.
The second Canadian team, Meagan Duhamel and Craig Buntin, are close on Dube and Davisons heals. Mylene Brodeur and John Mattatall are in 11th in their worlds deput.
The top two Canadian teams will need to move up in order for Canada to send 3 teams to the Vancouver Olympics. A combination of placings that add up to less than 13 points will give Canada a 3rd spot on the team.
Today: Men's Short Program and Pair's Free Skate
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