Two-time winner Madeline Schizas leads after the women's short program at the Canadian figure skating championships. The 21-year-old from Oakville, Ont., scored 70 points with a stellar performance to her joyous "Lion King" program Saturday.

Ice dancers Hana Maria Aboian and Daniil Veselukhin, who train in Newington, are headed to the U.S. Figure Skating Championships as medal contenders in the junior division.

Some of the best figure skaters in Canada reflect on their expectations ahead of the national championship. World champion pairs team Deanna Stellato-Dudek and Maxime Deschamps headline this year’s event.

Roman Sadovsky won't dance around it. He knows the Canadian men's figure skating title is there for the taking. Sadovsky took the lead in the men's event by winning Friday's short program.