{"id":29816,"date":"2014-10-26T19:15:06","date_gmt":"2014-10-26T11:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=29816"},"modified":"2014-10-26T16:36:31","modified_gmt":"2014-10-26T08:36:31","slug":"canadian-teen-nam-nguyen-wins-bronze-medal-in-senior-grand-prix-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2014\/10\/26\/canadian-teen-nam-nguyen-wins-bronze-medal-in-senior-grand-prix-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian teen Nam Nguyen wins bronze medal in senior Grand Prix debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
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HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill.\u2014Canada\u2019s world junior champion Nam Nguyen landed a quadruple Salchow and two triple Axels to win a bronze medal at Skate America on Saturday, in his senior Grand Prix debut.<\/p>\n

Tatsuki Machida of Japan took the gold medal with 269.09 points, Jason Brown of the U.S. was second with 234.17, while Nguyen scored 232.24 to finish third.<\/p>\n

The 16-year-old from Toronto landed the quad and two triple Axels\u2014including one in combination\u2014in the opening minute of his program to music from \u201cLa Strada.\u201d He added five more triples including a beautiful Lutz to cap the program.<\/p>\n

The medal was a bit of a surprise for Nguyen, who was seventh after the short program on Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t have a great week of training so it\u2019s nice to finish like this with a satisfying performance,\u201d said Nguyen who is coached by Brian Orser. \u201cThe start of my program is important but I know I still have the rest of the program to focus on.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nguyen landed the quad Salchow for the first time last week in a silver medal performance at Skate Canada\u2019s Autumn Classic in Barrie, Ont.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt today\u2019s jump had a lot more power in it and I\u2019m looking forward to doing it again at my next competition,\u201d Nguyen said.<\/p>\n

Americans were 1-2 in ice dancing. Madison Chock and Evan Bates won the gold medal with 171.03 points and Maia Shibutani and Alex Shibutani were second with 160.33. Russians Alexandra Stepanova and Ivan Bukin were third at 143.87.<\/p>\n

Elisabeth Paradis of Loretteville, Que., and Francois-Xavier Ouellette of Laval, Que., climbed from eighth after the short dance to fourth at 137.30 in their senior Grand Prix debut. Nicole Orford of Burnaby, B.C., and Thomas Williams of Okotoks, Alta., were eighth.<\/p>\n

In pairs after the short program, Vanessa Grenier of Sherbrooke, Que., and Maxime Deschamps of Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., are sixth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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