Roman Sadovsky earns 2nd Olympic figure skating spot for Canada at Nebelhorn Trophy
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Figure skater Roman Sadovsky earned a second Olympic spot for Canada in men's singles after finishing eighth at the Nebelhorn Trophy on Friday in Oberstdorf, Germany following an impressive free skate.
The 22-year-old Vaughan, Ont., native entered the day sitting eighth in the overall standings after earning 76.10 points with a solid short program, and he held onto his spot after posting the eighth-best free skating performance out of 30 competitors.
Sadovsky — who captured Canada's most recent national title in 2020 — racked up 131.52 points while skating to Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" to finish with a combined total of 207.62.
''I didn't think it would nearly as hard as what it was,'' Sadovsky said. ''I was training for this competition and I felt confident but once I stepped on the ice it hit really differently. I'm glad I got that Olympic spot and it's out of the way.''
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American Vincent Zhou captured gold after finishing first in both the short program and free skate. The 20-year-old entered the day with 97.35 points and finished with a formidable winning total of 284.23 after earning an additional 186.88 in the free skate.
Sadovsky had to finish in the top seven of those seeking qualification to secure the additional Olympic quota spot for Canada.
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