The Canadian Press: Chan's emergence and Virtue-Moir success highlight Canadian figure skating

The Canadian Press: Chan's emergence and Virtue-Moir success highlight Canadian figure skating: "Pairs skaters Jessica Dube and Bryce Davison will be among Canada's top medal prospects in the sport for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics.

Dube, 20, of Drummondville, Que., and Davison, 21, of Cambridge, Ont., have finished seventh at the last two world championships. The only reason they didn't move up last March was because they lost training time after Dube's face was slashed by Davison's skate during a competition in Colorado. They're young enough to climb further up the world rankings leading to 2010, and a fourth-place finish in the GP Final magnified their potential, but it might be difficult for them to reach the world podium any time soon given the Chinese and German domination of the discipline.

Dube and Davison will have no trouble repeating as Canadian champions, while Anabelle Langlois, 26, of Grand-Mere, Que., and Cody Hay, 24, of Grande Prairie, Alta., appear ready to step up for silver.

Canadian champion Joannie Rochette is in a situation somewhat similar to that of Buttle in that, after finishing fifth at the 2006 Olympics, she's slipped back. The 21-year-old native of Ile Dupas, Que., was 11th in Tokyo and like Buttle didn't gain enough points to get to the GP Final this season.

Asians are dominating women's singles. New Jersey-based Miki Ando and Californi"