Saturday saw a tense finish to the men's figure skating short programme.
Artem Borodulin hugely impressed the judges and was awarded 66.25 points for his efforts.
But the Russian still had to settle for second place, due to the brilliance of Alban Preaubert.
The Frenchman garnered 66.35 points - and a bright future appears to be in prospect.
Preaubert had come fifth in the 2009 European Figure Skating Championships.Skating to Exit Music by Brad Melhdau, he nailed a triple flip and triple toeloop combination at the start of his program, followed by a triple axel and flying sit spin. Italy's Paolo Bacchini was third.
Sunday will see original dance in ice dancing, pairs and men's free skating.
(CCTV February 23, 2009)
