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MOSCOW -- Patrick Chans artistry compensated for popping the back end of the his opening jump combination and put Canadas two-time world champion well into the lead Friday after the short program at the Rostelecom Cup. Wholesale San Francisco 49ers Jerseys . Canadas Olympic and world champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir lead after the short dance. American Gracie Gold narrowly heads the womens field. Chan, who finished second at Skate Canada International two weeks ago, was nearly nine points ahead of his nearest rival, despite turning a planned triple after his initial quad toe into a single. The 21-year-old from Toronto blamed the mistake on nerves, saying "I always feel shaky" when skating last. "The quad is the jump that really dictates the rest of the program, he said. "But I actually felt a little shaky going into it today and not as relaxed as I was in practice. I was a little off balance going into it." Chan said his program was an improvement over Skate Canada, which marked his first major international loss in nearly two years. "My short program felt really good," said Chan. "At Skate Canada there was something missing and it just wasnt solid. I got right back into work on it after that event and everything today, my Lutz, Axel and most importantly the quad, were on." In ice dancing, Virtue, from London, Ont., and Moir, from Ilderton, Ont., changed the lift that gave them trouble at Skate Canada. "It was overall much stronger than at Skate Canada," Virtue said. "We improved a lot of areas at the technical level and produced a program which reflected how we had been doing it in training. We are certainly going to keep working on creating something different with our lift for later in the season." Nicole Orford of Burnaby, B.C., and Thomas Williams of Vancouver are seventh. Russias Konstantin Menshov was second in the mens short program after an unexpectedly strong performance. Menshov, who at age 29 has never won a Grand Prix medal, was flawed only by a wobbly triple Axel landing and a lacklustre triple Lutz. He slightly outpointed Chan technically, but his program component score was well below. Another veteran fared far worse. Johnny Weirs return to major international competition after a two-season hiatus saw almost nothing go right, except for the loud welcome he got from Russian fans who love his flamboyance and his affection for Russia. He finished in a distant last place. Gold started the day as the lowest-ranked skater in the womens event but ended on top after a graceful and assured short program. But she has less than a two-point lead over the next two contenders for medals, Kiira Korpi of Finland and American Agnes Zawadzki. Russians Tatiana Volosozhar and Maxim Trankov took a commanding lead in the pairs, followed by compatriots Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov and Americans Caydee Denney and John Coughlin. Paige Lawrence of Kennedy, Sask., and Rudi Swiegers of Virden, Man., are fourth. Gold, who placed seventh in Skate Canada, showed no signs of uncertainty in her short skate to "Hernandos Hideaway," knocking off an opening triple flip-triple toe loop, a triple Lutz and a double Axel with aplomb. "Skate Canada was my first Grand Prix and only my third international competition, really, and I got very nervous before the competition and put a lot of pressure on myself and I was not able to skate like I did in all of the practices, but here I just remembered to ... take a deep breath," she said. The Russian ice dancing team of Elena Ilinykh and Nikita Katsalapov was in second place Friday, followed by fellow Russians Victoria Sinitsina and Ruslan Zhiganshin. Wholesale Super Bowl 47 Jerseys . Saskatchewan announced a deal Friday with the defensive back/kick returner, who joined the Riders last season in a trade with the Edmonton Eskimos. Wholesale Jerseys China . 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Nine days after the two divers captured bronze together in the synchronized 10m event, Benfeito, of Montreal, looked particularly strong as an individual with a final score of 359.Added-Time takes a look back at Week 9 of the English Premier League season to get you caught up on all the important results, stories and moments. This week saw a wild back-and-forth battle between Chelsea and Manchester United as well as Arsenal and Man City snatching victories with just a single goal.. STORIES OF THE WEEK Sundays table-topping clash between Chelsea and Manchester United promised to be one of the highlight matches of the early season and it did not disappoint in terms of entertainment value. Seeking their first win at Stamford Bridge in 10years, the Reds stormed out of the gate and staked themselves to a shocking 2-0 lead after a David Luiz own-goal in the fourth minute was followed in the 12th by Robin van Persies seventh goal of the campaign. However, the tide would turn just before the half as Juan Mata converted a stunner from a set piece just outside the United penalty area. Chelsea came out strong in the second half as well, equalizing on a Ramires header in the 53rd. The pitch would tilt again, though, in the 62nd minute when Branislav Ivanovic was shown a straight red for taking down Ashley Young with a clear path to goal. A 10-man Chelsea would further be reduced in the 68th minute when referee Mark Clattenburg showed Fernando Torres – already playing on a yellow card – a second yellow for diving. United would eventually crack the nine-man Chelseas defences with a goal from Javier Hernandez in the 75th minute, despite video evidence that Chicharito was offside prior to scoring. The victory bunched the top teams in the Premiership, leaving just a single point between the two Manchester clubs in second and third. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson said after the match that Torres had only himself to blame for the ejection. "Did he intend to dive? He could have gone on," Ferguson told reporters. "I think its his own fault. He had already been booked." Chelsea, meanwhile, pointed the finger squarely at Clattenburg and accused the official of using inappropriate language towards their players during the match. The FA has opened up an investigation into the incident. City did its part to keep up with the leagues top clubs, too. They topped Swansea 1-0, despite their opponents being much the better team in the first hour in front of the Etihad crowd. Michu broke in alone and put one past Joe Hart in the 37th minute but was clearly offside on his run. He would break in again in the 40th, but Hart would prove why hes one of the leagues best keepers, storming off his line to block the opportunity. Carlos Tevez would make the Swans pay for their misses, though, scoring a stunning goal from distance into the bottom left corner in the 61st minute. The result was less than convincing ffrom the defending champs, who may still have been smarting from a Champions loss to Ajax. Wholesale Super Bowl Jerseys. Still the win brought them level with United, though the Citizens sit one win behind. Swansea certainly felt they deserved better. "We deserved a point," manager Michael Laudrup told The Guardian. "They didnt create really big chances, we had the best ones." Arsenal was able to rebound from an embarrassing 1-0 loss to Norwich the week prior, getting the lone goal in their match with Queens Park Rangers. However, it, too, was hardly done in a convincing manner. The Gunners were embroiled in a scoreless draw with the cellar-dwelling QPR before their cause was aided by Stephane Mbias foolish red card with just over 10 minutes remaining. Mikel Arteta would bang home the winner just minutes later, but it was hardly the prettiest goal of the season thus far. The victory allowed Arsenal to forget about the Norwich loss (as well as a Champions defeat to Schalke), climb back within a victory of the promotion zone and build up some positive momentum for next weekends visit to Old Trafford. RESULT OF THE WEEK The most surprising result and, certainly, the weeks wildest finish belonged to the 3-3 draw between Reading and Fulham. Fulham came in with a valuable opportunity to stay with the likes of Arsenal, Everton and Spurs below the league`s top tier, facing a Reading side that has still not claimed a victory this season. Despite conceding the opener in the 26th to Mikele Leigertwood, Fulham looked in control after getting goals from Bryan Ruiz in the 61st minute and Chris Baird in the 77th. But the final 10 minutes would be a struggle for both sides. Dimitar Berbatov`s 88th-minute marker appeared to atone for Garath McCleary`s late mark after a scramble in the Fulham box. However, Reading would make good on a broken play in the 90th as Hal Robson-Kanu snatched two points out of Fulhams pocket and prevented the Cottagers from pulling ahead of Arsenal. LOOKING AHEAD There are two EPL matches this week on TSN2, including the weeks marquee match-up. Arsenal visits Old Trafford for a date with Manchester United live on Saturday, starting at 8:45am et/5:45am pt. The second match-up of the week comes your way on Monday when Southampton visits West Bromwich Albion. That game can be seen live at 2:55pm et/11:55 am pt. Lastly, but certainly not least: TSN is happy to announce it has secured comprehensive rights to Barclays Premier League matches starting in the 2013-14 season. The three-year deal gives TSN and French-language broadcaster RDS media rights to half of all Barclays Premier League games through to the 2015-2016 season - approximately 190 games per season which more than triples its current EPL package. ' ' '