Sarah Tamura posted a personal best in the free program following a poor start at the International Skating Union junior Grand Prix in Riga, Latvia last week.
The 14-year-old Burnaby figure skater jumped from 21st to 13th place overall following the eighth-best long program in the 32-skater field.
Tamura finished with a personal-best total score of 128.49 after scoring a career-high 93.62 in the final free skate program.
“I had a disastrous short program and I wanted to bounce back from that,” said Tamura in a Skate Canada press release. “I wanted to go out there and skate my long program like I do every day in training, and I achieved that.”
Maria Sotskova of Russia won the GP event with a score of 184.45.
C-1 Canoe finalist
Diana Tam made the finals in three events at the Canadian sprint canoe/kayak championships in Ottawa last weekend.
Tam placed sixth in both the C-1 junior women’s 500 and 1,000 metres canoe finals.
The Burnaby Lake Canoe and Kayak Club paddler was disqualified in the 200m race final.
Hana Ronayne took part in the under-17 women’s C-1 6,000m, finishing 23rd overall.
Mann Cup begins
The 2015 Mann Cup between host Victoria Shamrocks and the Peterborough Lakers begins on Friday at the Q Centre.
Game 2 of the best-of-seven senior A national lacrosse championships will follow on Saturday.
Games 3 and 4 will be played on Monday, Sept. 7 and Tuesday, Sept. 8, respectively. If necessary, a Game 5 will follow on Wednesday, Sept. 9.
Games 6 and 7, if necessary, are scheduled for Sept. 11 and 12.
