SAINT JOHN, New Brunswick — Patrick Chan opened the Olympic season with a short-program victory Friday night at Skate Canada. The Canadian star and three-time world champion scored 88.10 points, but tripled his quad toe loop attempt and couldn't hold the landing on his second triple toe loop. “I didn't have technical goals. I didn't say, ‘I want to land my quad, then my Axel, so I can come first,'” Chan said. “I wanted to go out and be excited to be there as opposed to dreading competing, which had become a bad habit of mine over the last two seasons. Japan's Nobunari Oda was second at 80.82, and teammate Yuzuru Hanyu followed at 80.40. — AP
