Canada's Roman Sadovsky vying for another Olympic quota spot at Nebelhorn Trophy
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Canada's Roman Sadovsky will take to the ice at the Nebelhorn Trophy in Germany this week, seeking to earn the country a second Olympic berth in men's singles.
It's the last opportunity for countries to earn spots at Beijing 2022. The 22-year-old Sadovsky— who captured Canada's most recent national title in 2020 — will need to come within the top seven in Oberstdorf to confirm another quota spot.
It will also be Sadovsky's opportunity to make a statement as the first Canadian national-team member to compete in the men's discipline in international competition this season — one that will determine whose name, or names, get listed as representing Canada at the Games.
His performance, which begins Thursday just before 7 a.m. ET, will decide whether only one man will get that honour.
To widen the opportunity for himself and his fellow skaters, Sadovsky will go up against a field that includes American Vincent Zhou, the 2019 bronze medallist at both the world championships and Four Continents Championship.
Zhou returns to the place where he made his international senior debut in 2017, where landing among the top skaters will ensure the U.S. sends three men to Beijing.
The American, who came sixth at his Olympic debut in Pyeongchang, will also be chasing redemption of sorts — he ended last season with a shocking miss at the world championships, failing to make the cut in order to compete in the free skate.
